In total , the storm killed 47 people in the US , including 26 in North Carolina , 12 in Florida , 3 in Georgia , 4 in South Carolina , and 2 in Virginia . According to the National Centers for Environmental Information , damage from Matthew across the United States reached approximately $ 10 billion . This ranked it the costliest national disaster in the country for 2016 alongside record floods in Louisiana
record floods in Louisiana
2016 Louisiana floods
Hurricane Matthew