ATL: MATTHEW - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/WECTWeather/status/784714358416875520

[got ants?]

I fear that Matthew's true damage won't be felt until another storm approaches the Florida coast. My social media is full of people mocking the storm and its effects on Florida. No way these people leave for a storm next time.

I totally agree, as indicated by this reply.

You know, that blows my mind. This wasn't a Tropical Storm but a Cat 4. South Carolina is about to get the landfall as the eyewall is crossing into the Charleston area soon. And these people who comment on social media ike that apparently have never had to evacuate, consider evacuating, or as I and other volunteers have done, go to an impacted area (Andrew, Charley in my case) to help out delivering supplies. Just ignore those morons, the pro mets, especially here and at the local levels, did a good job getting Florida prepared and that's why this was not a lot worse than it could have been.

As someone who has been thru the drill many times before, I was not expecting a full head on hit, but still prepared for it. I cut down the italian cypress trees in front of my house, because I knew any gusts near 100 mph would have taken them out, or my wife's new car. I boarded up my house, with exception to my back patio which faces east and south.

And I will do it again. The 12 gallon jugs of water won't go to waste. And we've had every other supply ready like forever. We got lucky, but one day our luck will run out. It could have been this storm, and can be the next. Hurricane Andrew was headed directly for me, and took a jog south 50 miles. I know what these storms are capable off, but even driving around down here (Hollywood) most were prepared as well.

[GCANE]

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PORTIONS OF COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA
THE EXTREME NORTHEAST COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 720 AM UNTIL
400 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...MINI SUPERCELLS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND ROTATE
NORTHWESTWARD IN BROKEN BANDS WELL TO THE NE OF THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE MATTHEW...AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST. THE MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD TODAY...AND WILL BE CONFINED TO
A NARROW ZONE NEAR THE COAST.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0496.html

[Kazmit]

Webcam in Myrtle Beach. Conditions getting worse.
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarolina/myrtlebeach/?cam=myrtlebeach_hd

[Madpoodle]

Webcam in Myrtle Beach. Conditions getting worse.

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarolina/myrtlebeach/?cam=myrtlebeach_hd

Looking gnarly. Where the heck is the volume control on that screen LOL?

[Madpoodle]

Reports here are I-95 is closed north and southbound in SC?

[WilmingtonSandbar]

 https://twitter.com/WECTWeather/status/784696564862386181

Boiling Spring Lakes is where I am at in the pic above. No tornadoes touched down, yet.

[abajan]

The maximum sustained winds have decreased significantly in the 8 AM advisory, to just 85 mph. Of course, the flooding threat continues.

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/784727300172550144

[NCBuckeye]

When daylight arrives this is the Charleston harbor.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hbt4W9peBLY?utm_campaign=hurricanetrack.com&utm_source=ustre.am%2F1rAmK&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20161008013702

Wow, pretty intense out there. On a side note... I've been flipping through a lot of cam views this morning, great quality on this one.

[bob rulz]

I like that the NHC doesn't even mention the weakening winds in the advisory header. It may mislead people into thinking the threat is decreasing when storm surge and inland flooding are by far the biggest threats and won't be affected by the wind strength.

[tolakram]

It's not going to make landfall. What a storm. Look at the intense convection right over the coast.

[tolakram]

Horrible. Here is the Charleston Battery cam

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hbt4W9peB ... 1008013702

[GCANE]

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A tornado that started out as an offshore water spout touched down in North Myrtle Beach between 18th Ave N and Ocean Blvd., according to city spokesman Pat Dowling.

Preliminary reports indicate that one house may have lost its roof, one house has some damage to the roof, a couple of other houses have some minor siding loss, and there are possibly a couple of light poles down, Dowling stated in a news release.

There is some indication that it then lifted up and touched down again around 11th Ave. North, but Dowling has not confirmed that at this time.

No injuries were reported as of yet, Dowling said.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/33346356/ ... 38286387=1

[La Sirena]

Reports here are I-95 is closed north and southbound in SC?

It's closed both directions by the SC/GA line. Trees are down and it usually floods out pretty good in a regular rain storm.

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/784734323060727809

[tolakram]

Radar from Wilmington showing how much rain the area is getting.

[tolakram]

visible loop
http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-E%20CONUS&lat=34&lon=-79&info=vis&zoom=1&width=1000&height=800&quality=90&type=Animation&palette=ir1.pal&numframes=10&mapcolor=yellow

[O Town]

still looks very menacing. Be safe up there!

[Portastorm]

Just spoke with my brother in Florence, SC. He said they are getting absolutely hammered by rain bands, tropical storm force winds, torrential rain, etc. Power flickering off and on and trees bending easily in the wind. With all the recent rains apparently the ground is super soft right now making the tree uprooting threat very real.