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As Hurricane Matthew traveled rapidly towards the southeastern region of the United States, it hit closely to the coasts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina. On October 7 in Fernandina Beach, Florida, there was a peak surge of 9.88 ft (3.01 m) above normal.
In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew brought catastrophic flooding to the state. In September 2018, Category 1 Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, causing major flooding across the state, coinciding with many areas still recovering from Hurricane Matthew two years prior. Dropping nearly three feet of rain, Florence remains as ...
October 8, 2016 – Hurricane Matthew hugged the NC coast after making landfall in South Carolina, causing torrential rains, with as much as 15.65 in (398 mm) recorded at William O. Huske Locke 3. Wilmington set a new storm tide (water level measured relative to high tide) record at 3.53 ft (1.08 m), beating the previous one of 3.47 ft (1.06 m ...
Of the $236.5 million received for Hurricane Matthew, just over $231 million has been disbursed. NCORR has until Aug. 15, 2025, to spend the money and anticipates spending it by fall of 2024 ...
A state of emergency was declared in Fla., Ga., and the Carolinas as the Category-3 hurricane threatened a damaging rendezvous with the U.S. coast.
A more rapid weakening phase took place and Matthew weakened to a Category 1 hurricane just before making landfall at the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina with sustained winds of 85 mph (135 km/h) and a central pressure of 963 mbar (28.44 inHg) – making it the most intense hurricane (by central pressure) to strike the ...
Nearly 2,000 North Carolinians continue to wait for repairs on their homes, years after flooding and damage from hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Pace of NC hurricane relief improving, but nearly ...
Will NC see another Matthew? Gannett. Iris Seaton, Asheville Citizen Times. May 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM ... AccuWeather said that Hurricane Matthew, the Category 5 hurricane that was the most powerful ...