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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Matthew (2016)
28 September 2016 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Matthew formed in the North Atlantic basin on 28 September 2016 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 934 hPa. It made landfall in Haiti and Cuba. It killed at least 603 people.
- Formed
- 28 September 2016
- Dissipated
- 10 October 2016
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 934 hPa
- Deaths
- 603
- Estimated Damage
- 15.1 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Nicole222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gaston194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Otto185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Earl139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alex139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Karl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Colin93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julia83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth