burrel2 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Thanks for the update sctvman. Looks like you are about to get smoked! The tide is about to turn and start coming in around 7am as the eyewall makes its closest approach on Charleston. Watching the gauge height closely... https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8665530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluffton21 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 My wife and I are riding it out in west ashley we live by the high school so far things haven't been too bad some powerful gusts of wind and endless rain. Power went out then came back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Looks like the eye never made landfall. Any input if this accurate. Storm Just off the South Carolina coast still it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 45 minutes ago, metalicwx366 said: They are getting hammered at Hilton Head with hurricane force gusts. 74kts(85mph) KHXD 080915Z AUTO 35052G74KT 1/4SM +RA OVC001 24/24 A2863 RMK AO2 I spend a lot of time in HHI/Beaufort. I'm not looking forward to seeing the changes this storm will bring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Pounce Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 It's hard to check from phone, but does it look like the eyewall will hit downtown Charleston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 COC looks to be about 7 or 8 miles off the coast at the moment; however, it's just semantics at this point as the worst of the storm has made landfall it would appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1 minute ago, Ser Pounce said: It's hard to check from phone, but does it look like the eyewall will hit downtown Charleston? Yea.....it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 8 minutes ago, bluffton21 said: My wife and I are riding it out in west ashley we live by the high school so far things haven't been too bad some powerful gusts of wind and endless rain. Power went out then came back on. Brother text me asking when the storm is expected to hit. Nothing too bad as he put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Steady breeze at 25ish with gusts between 45-50. There are bendy trees in my yard at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluffton21 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I can't wait until these next few hours are over this is my first hurricane experience. The amount of rain is staggering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I managed to fall asleep for a couple of hours. So far, the strongest part has been around 1am here, but the northern eyewall is basically down the street. Well less than 10 miles away from my locale.Winds continue sustained 25-30, gusts to 40-45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 19 minutes ago, bluffton21 said: I can't wait until these next few hours are over this is my first hurricane experience. The amount of rain is staggering! My radarscope app has some 15 inch pixels in Bluffton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketch Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Woke up to an alert of a tornado warning for south Wilmington-Myrtle Grove area until 7am. It appears it's just to the north of where I am, heading towards Leland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Current radar indicates Charleston is near the eye wall. Sustained winds should be at or near hurricane strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 They just showed a live feed of the flooding from surge next to Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant. It looks pretty bad and we are sitting at dead low tide right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 The winds are roaring at the tree tops. It sounds like I live next to an airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Sister in law in Columbia has lost power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Just now, No snow for you said: Sister in law in Columbia has lost power. Power is out all around me. I've had the power flicker off and on since about 3am, but it's still on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 It looks like Matthew could have made landfall near Charleston? Does anyone have any reports of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallsLake Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said: It looks like Matthew could have made landfall near Charleston? Does anyone have any reports of this? All I have is radar, but it does look like it's making landfall. Heavy echo's: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0R&rid=clx&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said: It looks like Matthew could have made landfall near Charleston? Does anyone have any reports of this? no reports, but looking at the radar, it does looks as if the eye went over the city just now possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1 minute ago, FallsLake said: All I have is radar, but it does look like it's making landfall. Heavy echo's: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0R&rid=clx&loop=yes 1 minute ago, Animal said: no reports, but looking at the radar, it does looks as if the eye went over the city just now possibly. Radar is what I was looking at too. Hopefully there will be a report to confirm or deny soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allgame830 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1 minute ago, buckeyefan1 said: Radar is what I was looking at too. Hopefully there will be a report to confirm or deny soon Well the new advisory is coming out... or it not in there they will issue a special update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 spoke with my brother. They still have power, one tree down on a house two house down from him. Some small twigs blown in the yard etc. This is in Mt Pleasant, SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, allgame830 said: Well the new advisory is coming out... or it not in there they will issue a special update. New advisory says 20 miles SSE of Charleston still moving NE at 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 15 straight minutes of Trump on all three news station as the top story to start off the morning as a category 2 hurricane makes landfall over down town Charleston... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summey Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Eye still appears to technically be off shore - the center anyway - and is moving NE. Looks to be weakening significantly........to my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 He does look like crap this morning, wind will be becoming much less of a issue, unless the dry air working into the circulation factor plays into it then 50-60 mpg gust may be widespread over eastern NC and SC even after the center has passed well east of us. ILM still talking about this happening though the size of the area affected is a ?, though in Hermine it was basically the entire NW side of the circ.... From ILM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 704 AM EDT Sat Oct 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS... The center of Hurricane Matthew will move very near the coast of South Carolina this morning, and should barely miss Cape Fear this evening as the storm turns east and moves out to sea. Life threatening flash flooding, damaging winds, and storm surge flooding are expected. Behind Matthew, Canadian high pressure will bring the coolest air of this Fall season, with dry weather expected through Friday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 700 AM Saturday...Hurricane Matthew will continue to move north-northeastward along the South Carolina coast this morning, turning more east-northeastward toward Cape Fear this evening. Tremendous moisture content in the atmosphere (precipitable water values 2.6 to 3.0 inches) is not only a record high for October, but likely is in the top few events for all of recorded history here! An exceptionally high risk for flash flooding exists as an additional 7-10 inches of rain is expected to fall today, making storm totals near 15 inches in spots. Referencing values on the NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas, 45-day rainfall totals (Sep 1 through Oct 15) are probably going to be in the 50 to 100 year average return interval after Matthew is done with us. Tropical storm force winds will continue to spread northward along the coast this morning, but I fear there is a surprise waiting for us late this afternoon into this evening. For several days the GFS model has been indicating as the center of Matthew passes south of Cape Fear, rain-cooled air across interior North Carolina would get pulled south behind the storm. As lapse rates steepen in the lowest 1500-2000 feet of the atmosphere, winds of 60-80 mph may get transported down through this mixed layer to the surface. For many locations north of Myrtle Beach this may be the strongest winds we see from the entire event, and could pose quite a shock as the system will seem to be on its way out to sea by then. After a foot of rain, gusts this strong would almost certainly uproot trees causing power outages and blocked roads. && Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Pouring rain here with an occasional non-impactful wind gust. i hope you guys down south and along the coast are doing ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop50 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 9 minutes ago, Cold Rain said: Pouring rain here with an occasional non-impactful wind gust. i hope you guys down south and along the coast are doing ok! Lots of rain down here towards Fayetteville as well. Gusty winds at times, NWS is showing Fayetteville with a North wind at 30 with guts to 43 mph already. Just received a flash flood warning alert on my phone for this area as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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