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Hurricane Matthew State Response Perspective

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) • The State Emergency Operations Center coordinates: • Overall situational awareness • Local requests for support • Federal and other state support

Forecast Uncertainty Actual Track Track Forecast Just Prior to Evacuation

Hurricane Matthew Possible Scenarios • Scenario 1: Matthew stays far our to sea • Less than 3 feet of storm surge • Less than (sustained) hurricane force winds • No state support required • Scenario 2: Matthew parallels the coast • More than 3 feet of storm surge but less than 6 feet • Sustained hurricane force winds – short duration • Barrier island protective actions needed • Minimal state assistance may be required • Scenario 3: Matthew glancing blow • More than 4 feet of storm surge, but less than 8 feet • Sustained hurricane force winds (longer than 4 to 6 hours) • Support coastal evacuations in one or more conglomerates within coastal zones A (A-C in Charleston) • Scenario 4: Matthew makes landfall (direct hit) • More than 6 feet of storm surge • Sustained hurricane force winds (more than 6 hours) • State support implemented • Support coastal evacuations in one or more conglomerates within coastal zone A (A-C in Charleston)

Hurricane Matthew Evacuation Zones Zones Evacuated: Northern Conglomerate: • Horry: Zone A • Georgetown: Zone A Central Conglomerate: Charleston: A, B and C • • Dorchester: B, D, E and F • Berkeley: G and I (no H) Southern Conglomerate: Beaufort: Zone A • Colleton: Zones A and B • • Jasper: Zones A and B

Evacuation Operations Central and Southern Northern Conglomerate Conglomerate • Decision • Decision • October 4/5 • October 5 • Execution • Execution • October 2: SCDPS Warning Order • October 2: SCDPS Warning Order • October 3: SCNG Warning Order • October 3: SCNG Warning Order • October 5: 1500 • October 6: 0800 • Lane Reversal I-26 • Assets pre-positioned for lane reversal in northern conglomerate (if • Assets pre-positioned for lane needed) reversal in southern conglomerate (if needed) • Force Protection • Force Protection • October 7 • October 7

Mass Transportation • October 4 • ESF 1 prepared to assist Tri-County Mass Transportation mission • October 5 • Mass Transportation support for Charleston County = 7,500 passengers • 230 to 250 school buses and drivers • Additional support • Police escort • Maintenance vehicles • 100 buses parked in Orangeburg • Buses from Greenville County School with Lexington and Richland County support. • In-County Mass Transportation Missions occurred in other counties utilizing internal RTA, school and volunteer resources.

Shelter Operations • General Population Shelters • 76 Shelters • 6,637 people sheltered • Shelters opened in 26 counties • Largest general population sheltered in state history • Special Medical Needs Shelters • 9 Special Medical Needs Shelters • Peak occupancy: 71 admissions, does not include caregivers • Admitted 131 persons, does not include caregivers • Shelters opened in 9 counties • Largest and longest running SMNS mission in state history • Pet Sheltering • 5 Pet Shelters • 253 animals sheltered • Shelters opened in 5 counties • Most animals sheltered since at least 2002; more than October 2015

Hurricane Matthew Rainfall Highlights NWS Wilmington Sites: Mullins: 15.06 inches Marion: 14.52 inches Kingstree 7.9 NW: 13.56 inches Galivants Ferry: 12.23 inches Myrtle Beach 8 NNW: 12.19 inches Conway: 12.18 inches 5 E Florence: 11.95 inches NWS Charleston Sites: Beaufort MCAS: 13.99 inches SSE Reevesville: 12.90 inches S Green Pond: 11.66 inches Hilton Head Island: 11.00 inches ESE North Charleston: 11.00 inches N Hanahan: 10.77 inches

Hurricane Impacts

NHC Matthew P-Surge

Hurricane Matthew Highlights The effects of Hurricane South Carolina responded Matthew were significant - 10”-15” of rainfall reported - 5079, highway patrol calls - 481 closed state roads - 2,950 National Guard personnel activated - 861,706 outages reported - 16,582 calls to the Public Information Phone - 2,050 vehicle collisions during the storm system - 5 storm-related fatalities (mostly collisions) - 76 shelters opened (peak) - 350,000 citizens evacuated from the coast - 9 Special Medical Needs Shelters (peak) - 6,700 citizens sheltered - 3,900 tarps distributed - Over 4,500 requiring temporary housing - 58 generators employed - 100,850 MREs distributed - 1.8 million emergency meals served

Power Outage Breakdown Highest Outage Counties: By Company: • Horry: 168,867 • Total: 861,706 • Charleston: 101,133 • SCE&G: 260,665 • Beaufort: 82,258 • Florence: 63,356 • Duke: 156,817 • Dorchester: 54,850 • Santee Cooper: 122,054 • Berkeley: 43,687 • Cooperatives: 295,350 • Source: ESF 12/Office of • Municipalities: 26,820 Regulatory Staff

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Nichols, SC

Logistics Summary • EMAC • Executed 21 EMAC missions • 10 States supported SC (AK, AL, KY, LA, MD, NC, OH, PA, TN, WA) • EMAC A-T eam, Aviation/HART assets, water rescue teams, IMT, Recovery Personnel, Mass Casualty Bus • National Guard: 2,950 personnel on State Active Duty supporting county and state operations

Federal Assistance • Individual Assistance • Approved assistance to over 10,000 citizens • Over $39M approved • SBA • Over $57M approved • National Flood Insurance Program • Over $150M approved

Federal Assistance • Public Assistance • Current estimates at $362M • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program • Based on 15% of total federal costs • Currently estimated at $50M?

Factors Contributing to Success • Early decision making at all levels • State agency heads directly involved • Pre-staging of emergency assets • EMD and NG liaisons deployed forward

Factors Contributing to Success (con’t) • Mutual Aid • Counties provided assistance to other counties and the State • EMAC • Extensive planning, training and exercising at all levels of government • National Guard capabilities • Emergency management profession in SC is mature and experienced

Where to Improve • After action report still under development • Initial findings • Validating information • Managing information expectations • Evacuation/re-entry messaging • Flood and inundation modeling • Sheltering expectations – Pre-landfall vs. Post-landfall • Staff augmentation for EOCs at all levels • Meeting unmet needs beyond FEMA assistance