MATTHEW UPDATE WEDNESDAY MORNING:
Brian Short is the Director of Emergency Operations for Vance County. When events such as the potential impacts of bad weather and other public safety issues arise, Short sends out information to local preparedness teams, public service agencies and to the media.
Short wrote in an email this morning, “As you can see from the attached briefing packet from the NWS, our anticipated impact from Hurricane Matthew has lessened considerably overnight. At this point we are continuing to monitor the storm and will react accordingly if anything should change but as it stands now it does seem to be primarily a coastal event.
“I would like to emphasize that this change in no way means we are out of the woods. The storm is still far enough away that anything could change so please continue to keep a close eye on it. I encourage everyone to continue their preparation efforts just in case until we know with greater certainty what the path of the hurricane will be.
“We will continue to keep everyone informed.”
For details for your specific area, including all watches, warnings, and advisories…
•Northeast NC: https://weather.gov/akq
•Eastern NC: https://weather.gov/mhx
•Southeast NC: https://weather.gov/ilm
•Central NC: https://weather.gov/rah
•Northwest NC (& mountains): https://weather.gov/rnk
•Southwest NC (& mountains): https://weather.gov/gsp
•Cherokee and Clay Counties: https://weather.gov/mrx
For specific hour-by-hour forecast details and trends for your exact location, please visit https://forecast.weather.gov/gridpoint.php?site=rah&TypeDefault=graphical
This link will include hour-by-hour forecasts for temperature, wind, wind gusts, wind chill, precipitation chance, etc.