North Carolina declares state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Matthew

South US states brace for Hurricane Matthew

Catastrophe & Flood

By Allie Sanchez

North Carolina governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency in 66 counties in the eastern and central parts of the state in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew’s landfall, according to reports. 

Meteorologists reported that hurricane force conditions could pound the coasts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

The governor declared the state of emergency to facilitate the movement of resources that may be needed to respond to the storm, officials said.

"While we do not yet know how Hurricane Matthew will impact North Carolina, we do know that we can expect some form of impacts on our state," Gov. McCrory said. "We are taking this storm seriously, and I encourage residents and visitors do the same."

Similarly, Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in all of the counties in the state due to the magnitude of hurricane Matthew.

"An offshore path that parallels the U.S. Atlantic coast could still lead to heavy rain in the mid-Atlantic and New England, if a non-tropical storm system interacts with Matthew," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Henry Margusity observed.
 

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