Im lena tilllet. And im bill leslie. The latest on matthew, releasing rain on haiti, and there is damage and casualties. And its reported catastrophicy in les cayes. But cuba has not been hit as hard as haiti. In our state, there is a mandatory evacuation with ferries running the same today and tomorrow but not on friday. Unc wilmington has issued a mandatory evacuation for the latest models and the official hurricane track. Elizabeth gardner has been digesting all of this information and joins us to try and make sense of it all. I will say that a lot of times people are shocked by what kind of weather happens maybe because they were not paying attention to the forecast. Its not that often that the meterologists are shocked but i was truly shocked when i came in and saw what models have done. Its just a little hard to digest, like you said. The center of the circulation on the north end of the convection, pulling away from cuba and haiti and moving north at 10 Miles Per Hour and heres
Its here. Its absolutely here. Reporter high winds and heavy rain. Hurricane matthew is batters floridas coast. Were already seeing the impacts, and its a monster. Again, our number one priority is protecting every life in the state. Reporter but the worst hasnt hit just yet. The tomorrow is expected to pound the area with high surf and spawn tornadoes. This storm will kill you. Reporter 2 Million People in matthews path have been told to get out of way. Its th since super storm sandy in 2012. It could destroy homes and cut power to millions, possibly for days, and First Responders may not be there to help. This is really a serious storm. We have in every way tried to prepare as much as possible to keep you safe as possible. Reporter and to that end here in florida theyre doing what they can to keep people safe. Theyve opened 130 shelters across the state. Problem accommodating people, urging people if they dont have a safe place to be they need to make it to the shelters to stay safe.
If theres any good news here, its that its actually been downgraded to a category 2, but thats not to be taken lightly. We can still get winds of up to 110 Miles Per Hour. Oh wow reporter Hurricane Matthew slammed into the east coast bringing high winds and heavy rain. The storm transformed streets into rivers. How you guys doing over there . Reporter some places could 6 rain. Coastal communities in georgia and the carolinas bracing for the brunt of the storm. Storm force winds effecting the state of georgia and will continue to do so for were told about the next 24 hours. Its getting worse, so were looking at major storm surges. Were looking at major winds. Reporter heres another look at the wind were dealing with here. Im actually standing out in flying debris, and i feel a little better out here because we had some glass actually fall on us closer next to the building that were seeking shelter in. Now 75 percent of the town because of the dangerous conditions have gotten out, but th
During a phone call with the president he gave the governor his thoughts and prayers. Schools will be closed. More county schools will be closed you can find the list of closings scrolling at the bottom of your screen and any time at w are ral. Com. Flooding is expected to continue at wral. Com. Flooding is expected to continue. The noos river. Flood prediction the neuse now, later this week the neuse river is expected to crest at 27 feet on friday. The tar river is expected to crest tomorrow afternoon. Slightly over 35 feet. Models predict more than 150 buildings could be at risk of high water. Ingrownville it is expected reach 25 feet tomorrow greenville is expected to reach five feet tomorrow. Now woodlake dam has not breached but people that live there shared their concerns with ken smith. Reporter wood lake resort and country club and nearby neighborhoods remain off limits. The dam is not safe enough to allow residents back in their homes. Our road is the additional road. That is
Deaths here in North Carolina stands at 20. That does not include the death of an 81yearold woman found in her vehicle in falcon. Fema deployed 200 inspectors to our state. The storm victims are looking for federal funding. Todays sky 5 gave us a new look over the damage at the damage over lumberton much of the city remains under water. For the second tphaoeupl two days the governor visited to see the damage. H is a long way to go. Ken smith visited downtown tonight and he joins us live. What are you seeing there in lumberton . I will tell you, our photographer and i are seeing a lot of road closures because of the heavy flooding in this county. We are just right nearby the lumber raven. I will show you what happened when it spilled over its banks. That is supposed to be a parking lot. It is a mess. Am talking about. Cars subpherpbled, barely seeing the roof tops. Also you can see some other cars from were under water but because the water receded you are seeing them as they are comple