HURRICANE MATTHEW is DYING NOW October 9, 2016 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

AT 8:00 AM, MATTHEW WAS A CAT 2 HURRICANE AND STILL A HUGE RAINMAKER WITH WINDS OF 175 KPH (105 MPH) OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA

MATTHEW STILL HAS NOT MADE LANDFALL, BUT IS A HUGE RAINMAKER MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD OFFSHORE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST

STORM SURGE—A KILLER AND LOSS MAKER--- IS STILL EXPECTED ALONG A LONG STRETCH OF THE ATLANTIC COAST (NC, MD, DE, NJ, ETC)

IN HAITI, THE DEATH TOLL HAS NOW RISEN TO 842 AND 10,000+ ARE HOMELESS

HAITI: DEVASTATION EVERYWHERE

IN FLORIDA, 1.1 MILLION LOST POWER ; EVACUATED COMMUNITIES ARE FLOODED LEAVING MANY HOMES UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS TO MONTHS; BUT ONLY 4 DEATHS

IN SOUTH CAROLINA, EVACUATED COMMUNITIES ARE FLOODED; POWER OUTAGES; AND 9 DEATHS

HURRICANE MATTHEW Saturday night October 8 8:00 PM

GOOD NEWS: A DYING MATHEW IS NOW HEADED OUT TO THE ATLANTIC.

OUT TO THE ATLANTIC; AS FORECAST

ECONOMIC LOSSES ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM STORM SURGE, WIND, AND FLOODING AND LOSS OF TOURISM IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

HAZARDSHAZARDS ELEMENTS OF HURRICANE RISK EXPOSUREEXPOSURE VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY LOCATIONLOCATION RISKRISK

WIND PENETRATING BUILDING ENVELOPE HURRICANES UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM FLYING DEBRIS STORM SURGE IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN SITING PROBLEMS FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES CAUSES OF DAMAGE “DISASTER LABORATORIES”