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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.
North Carolina Army National Guardsmen (NCNG) and local emergency services assist with the evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., on Friday, Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.
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 ...
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The river during Hurricane Matthew hit 58.9 feet. During Florence, it rose to 61.5 feet. ... The Fayetteville City Council approved plans last September to make the city more flood-proof, but the ...
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 ...
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 ...