Hurricane Matthew Update

The latest forecast on Hurricane Matthew has remained largely unchanged. We’re still looking at a hurricane skirting the South Carolina Coast. The impact will start to be felt late Friday night in Hilton Head and spread north throughout the day on Saturday. The exact track of the storm will determine the extent of the impacts. On this track, the coast will experience winds at least reaching 50mph, which would lead to widespread power outages. The coast will also see 5 to 10 inches of rain, which will also mean flooding. Impacts will lessen the farther inland you go. So expect power outages and at least some flooding in the Eastern Midlands, near I-95. The remainder of the Midlands will see some power outages and not likely enough rain to cause flooding.