N.C. Department of Public Safety

Emergency Management

Hurricane Matthew Overview

Michael A. Sprayberry

Director

12-15-16

Leading Up to Hurricane Matthew

• State Emergency Response Team (SERT) was busy leading up to Hurricane Matthew • September 2 – State EOC activates for

Tropical Storm Hermine

• September 19 – State EOC activates for Colonial Pipeline Fuel Disruption

• September 20 – Officer involved shooting death in Charlotte leads to protests and violent riots in Charlotte

• September 21 – Remnants of Tropical Storm Julia cause major flooding in northeast North Carolina

• September 28 – 6”-10” rain central North Carolina cause flash flooding

Leading Up to Hurricane Matthew

• SERT Actions • State EOC activated to Level 4 (key NCEM staff)

• Governor declared State of Emergency for 66 counties

• Communicating with FEMA, Virginia/South Carolina EM, National Hurricane Center

• Conference calls with RCC Central, RCC East, and SERT Partners

• Counties identifying resource needs

• Locations to stage resources being identified

• Anticipating coastal evacuations would need to be completed by Friday 10/7

• NCEM Warehouses on alert

• Logistics contracts in place

Monday Oct. 3, 2016

• SERT Actions • State EOC activated to Level 2 Le

• NCEM staff + SERT partners

• Resources pre-deployed in RCC East and RCC Central • Swift water rescue teams, NCNG High Clearance Vehicles, NCNG

All Hazard Response Teams, Message Boards, Generators, EOC Overhead Teams, Medical Buses

• 8 Shelters Open/10 Occupants

• NC DOT staging resources to help clear roads

• Expanded State of Emergency to 100 Counties on 10/6

• Federal Actions • Federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance Category B

(emergency protective measures) approved for 66 counties

(Requested on 10/4)

Friday Oct. 7, 2016

• Weather Forecast

• Matthew is a CAT 2 hurricane

• Track shifted slightly south

• Potential impacts to North

Carolina

• 5” – 15” rainfall east of I95

• 4”-7” rainfall across central NC,

with some spots seeing up to 12”

• Major flooding along NE Cape

Fear, Neuse and Tar Rivers

Saturday Oct. 8, 2016

• Impacts • Major flooding is occurring in

central and eastern NC

• Numerous reports of evacuations and water rescues

• Ferry services suspended

• Fayetteville/Kinston airports closed

• Multiple dams reported over topping, numerous roads and bridges reported flooded

• Power outage numbers rise sharply

• 41 County States of Emergency

• 74 Shelters Open • 1,996 Occupants

Saturday Oct. 8, 2016

• SERT Actions • State EOC activated to Level 1

• NCEM staff + SERT partners + FEMA

• Monitoring potential flooding impacts

• Prepared to quickly mobilize life safety resources when requested

• State Medical Support Shelter in Goldsboro

• 217 NCNG personnel/78 vehicles activated • RCC East Resource Staging

• New Bern, Elizabethtown, Williamston, Beaulaville

• RCC Central Resource Staging • Sanford, Laurinburg

• NC 211 responding to calls for information

Saturday Oct. 8, 2016

• Weather Forecast • Matthew is a CAT 1

hurricane

• Storm is moving away from North Carolina

• Rainfall is ending across most of eastern NC

• Outer Banks experiencing tropical storm winds through end of day

Sunday Oct. 9, 2016

• Impacts • Major flooding is occurring in

central and eastern NC

• Numerous reports of evacuations and water rescues

• Numerous public water systems reported impacted

• I40, I95, I70 reported closed in numerous areas

• Power outage numbers declining

• 45 County States of Emergency

• 52 Shelters Open • 3,670 Occupants

Sunday Oct. 9, 2016

• SERT Actions • State EOC continues to be activated @ Level 1

• NCEM staff + SERT partners + FEMA

• Second State Medical Support Shelter opened in Johnston County

• Supporting County requests for: • Shelter Security, CAMETs, Barricades, Generators, EOC

Overhead Teams, High Clearance Vehicles, Swift Water Rescue Teams, Blankets, Food/Water, Chainsaw Crews

• 779 NCNG personnel/328 vehicles

• 70+ boat crew (260+ personnel) active • Estimated 2,000 rescues since beginning of event

• 30+ air rescues

• Governor requests Expedited Major Disaster Declaration

Sunday Oct. 9, 2016

Neuse River at Kinston – Forecasted 10/10/16 1045

Hurricane Matthew

Lenoir County

NCBM Feeding 20K

Kitchen Lenoir Memorial Hospital

Fueling Station - NCEM

Mobile Hospital – OEMS • Trailer of Water – 15 Pallets

• Trailer of MRE’s – 26K

• NCTF 9 Swiftwater Rescue

• RRT4 Shower Facilities

• NC ALE Security

• Ambulance Strike Team

• Light Tower

Landing Zone • EastCare Helo

• USCG Helo

Deep Run Baptist Church • Trailer of Water – 15 Pallets

• Trailer of MRE’s – 26K Deep Run is located further down in the county and is not shown on

this map.

Southwood Elementary

School

Southwood Memorial

Church

Lenoir Community College

FINAL – 10/19/2016 • 7 Patients transported by

EastCare

• CG transported 1 Patient

AST transported 5

Patients to MDH

• ALS Units transported 1

patient to Craven Regional

• Total treated and released

was 64

• Incident total patients –

150+

• SERT Actions

• 1,574 resource requests approved

• 1,119 NCNG personnel

• 70+ boat crews • 400+ personnel

• 2,336+ rescues

• Emergency fuel contract activated • Support areas included Pitt, Robeson,

Lenoir, Nash and Wayne

• Implementation of FIMAN and coordination with County EM to plan for evacuations & resource/commodity staging

• Used UAS for damage assessments

• Major Disaster Declaration Granted

Monday Oct. 10, 2016 and Beyond

• Impacts

• 28 fatalities

• 40+ dams responded to by DEQ

• 660+ roads damaged

• 4,000+ residents in shelters at peak

• Numerous public water systems impacted

• Significant issues for Brunswick, Lenoir, Johnston

Monday Oct. 10, 2016 and Beyond

• Impacts

• Power outage numbers

exceeded 800,000 at

their peak, but vast

majority were restored

quickly

• Some areas did experience

significant damage that

prolonged outages

Monday Oct. 10, 2016 and Beyond

Monday Oct. 10, 2016 and Beyond

• Impacts

• Last river went below

flood stage October 24

• Joint Field Office established in Durham

• Top priority is moving survivors into permanent housing • 1,650+ households still in transitional

sheltering (hotels)

• Public Assistance • 49 Counties

• $300M+ in Project Costs anticipated

• Individual Assistance • 45 Counties

• 77K+ registered

• $84M+ disbursed

• 34 Disaster Recovery Centers Opened • 22K+ visits

Recovery

State of North CarolinaDR 4285-Hurricane Matthew

December 9, 2016

Watauga

Ashe

Cherokee

Graham

Swain

Clay

Macon

Jackson

Haywood

Henderson

Buncombe

MadisonYancey

Avery

McDowell

Polk

Rutherford

Burke

Cleveland

Caldwell

Wilkes

Alleghany

Alexander

Catawba

Lincoln

Gaston

Surry

Yadkin

Iredell

Mecklenburg

Stokes

Forsyth

Davie

Rowan

Stanly

Union

Davidson

Cabarrus

Anson

Rockingham

Guilford

Randolph

Montgomery

Richmond

Scotland

Caswell

Alamance

Chatham

Moore

Person

Orange

Lee

Hoke

Durham

GranvilleVance Warren

Wake

Harnett

Cumberland

Robeson

Johnston

Sampson

Bladen

Columbus

Brunswick

NewHanover

Pender

Duplin

Onslow Carteret

Jones

Wayne

Lenoir Craven

Pamlico

Greene

Wilson

Franklin

NashEdgecombe

Halifax

Northampton

Hertford

Bertie

Martin

Pitt

Gates

BeaufortHyde

Washington Tyrrell Dare

PA Only Declared

IA & PA Declared45

4

Working Well

1. G.S. 166A – the State Emergency Response Team Construct is Effective.

2. Partnership with Local, State & Federal Partners is Strong.

3. Right Mix of Response Resources are Available.

4. Continued Buyouts & Elevations prevented more Damages – Cost Avoidance.

5. Planning, Training & Exercises Paid Off.

Management & Response

Management & Response

Needs Improvement

1. Understanding of EM process by

Local governments.

2. Language for NCEM to use UAV for search and

rescue with thermal imaging and infrared.

3. Funding for NCSAR to maintain readiness and

capability.

4. Clarifying in law who has responsibility to shelter

persons evacuated.

The Storm

Fayetteville

Tarboro Kill Devil

Hills

Bladen

Hatteras

Village

Hope Mills

Flooding Fair Bluff

Outer Banks

Nash County

Lumberton

Lumberton Harnett County

Raleigh Raleigh

Goldsboro

Response

• Lumbe

rton

Hope Mills

Kinston

Lumberton

Lumberton

Lumberton New Hanover

Recovery

Robeson

County

Lumberton Fayetteville

Kinston

Greenville

Fayetteville

Robeson

County

Michael A. Sprayberry

North Carolina Emergency Management

Director /Deputy Homeland Security Advisor

Cell: (919) 369-4174

mike.sprayberry@ncdps.gov

Questions?