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Hurricane Matthew was an Atlantic hurricane. This storm developed on September 28, 2016. It threatened Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Matthew hit Haiti on October 4, 2016. It struck Cuba later that evening.

The storm was the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic since 2007's Hurricane Felix. Its peak winds were 160 miles per hour.

Matthew was forecast to affect the Southeastern United States from Florida to eastern North Carolina. It was also forecast to threaten New England at first. The forecast changed and later excluded New England.

The storm caused more than 1,600 deaths in Hispaniola and the Caribbean. In the United States, there were 49 deaths. The Dominican Republic had four deaths from Matthew.

Damage in Haiti was estimated at just over $1 billion (2016 USD).


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  • Matthew WV 20160928 2015 UTC

    Water vapour loop of Matthew passing over the Windward Islands and entering the Caribbean Sea on September 28

  • Hurricane Matthew October 2, 2016, rainfall forecast for Caribbean

    A map of forecast rainfall totals from Hurricane Matthew for the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas. Peak accumulations in excess of 30 in (760 mm) were expected along the southern coast of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula.

  • Hurricane Matthew en route to Florida

    Annotated animation of Hurricane Matthew moving through the Bahamas on October 5–6

  • Richard Knabb discussing Hurricane Matthew October 6, 2016

    National Hurricane Center Director Richard Knabb (pictured) regularly filmed briefings on the forecast and expected impacts of Hurricane Matthew in the United States.

  • Matthew RBTOP 20161007 0515 UTC

    Enhanced infrared satellite loop of Matthew passing east of Florida on October 7

  • Matthew 2016-10-03 1315Z

    Hurricane Matthew approaching Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba on October 3

  • Matthew RBTOP 20161004 0815 UTC

    Matthew making landfall in Haiti

  • View of cliff erosion and wave size reduction the morning after Hurricane Matthew. (30159059326)

    View of cliff erosion a day after Hurricane Matthew hit Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

  • Hurricane Matthew 2016 Charleston, South Carolina, flooding

    Flooding in Charleston, South Carolina on October 8.

  • Hurricane Matthew aftermath, Greenville, NC, near Pitt–Greenville Airport - 22

    The Tar River overflowing its banks near Pitt–Greenville Airport on October 12; it later crested at 24.5 feet (7.5 m).

  • Hurricane Matthew damage in Lago Mar, Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Heavy rains and high winds resulted in trees falling and record flooding in Lago Mar, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

  • Matthew from Hurricane to Post-Tropical 2016-10-06 to 11

    Satellite image loop from October 6, when Matthew was a hurricane, to October 11, when it had joined a mid-latitude storm sweeping across eastern Canada.

  • A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lands aboard USS Mesa Verde. (29564408643)

    A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde. It is underway in preparation to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew

  • Hurricane Matthew 2016 Fayetteville, North Carolina, National Guard rescue

    North Carolina National Guard assisting with high-water rescues in Fayetteville, North Carolina

See also

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