Sunday, September 16, 2018

Late morning Update

Flooding is becoming more of a problem but still not to Matthew levels so far.
The worst area, according to Andrew Jacobs in the Emergency Operations Center, is South Hoke, which is low-lying and has received more rain than in central Hoke. About 5 feet of water covered Highway 211 toward Red Springs last night, and at last word the road was still blocked at the county line.
There have been no reported injuries or rescues so far.
Other areas of concern: twin bridges at Arabia is nearly flooded (4 inches below the roadway). Johnson Mill at The Mill Restaurant is once again posing problems. Mclauchlin Lake is overflowing but the dam hasn't failed.

We're posting a current map of road closures here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MISEbBgRNabs0EEKLL02YXqov98&usp=sharing

NC DOT is also posting updates on a map, and during Matthew, kept it quite up-to-date, so ours may be duplication. The DOT map is here:
https://tims.ncdot.gov/tims/RegionSummary.aspx?co=47

The radar image shows we're apparently getting a break for a bit.

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