This strength was attained at just 13.4°N latitude – the lowest latitude ever recorded for a storm of this intensity in the Atlantic basin, breaking the record set by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. It became a hurricane north of Venezuela and Colombia on September 29, before undergoing explosive intensification, ultimately reaching Category 5 intensity on October 1 with peak 1-minute sustained winds of 165 mph. Originating from a tropical wave that emerged off Africa on September 22, Matthew developed into a tropical storm just east of the Lesser Antilles on September 28. Matthew also approached the southeastern United States, but stayed just offshore, paralleling the Florida coastline. It caused extensive damage to landmasses in the Greater Antilles, and severe damage in several islands of the Bahamas which were still recovering from Joaquin, which had pounded the archipelago nearly a year earlier. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, and the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007, Matthew was the thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Matthew was an extremely powerful Atlantic hurricane which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States. Part of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season Windward Islands, Leeward Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Greater Antilles ( Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba), Lucayan Archipelago ( Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas), Southeastern United States, Atlantic Canada To print the map as it appears, try a different browserįor an exact copy of the visible screen area.Matthew shortly after peak intensity just north of Colombia early on October 1 IE does not support printing the semi-transparent NWS precipitation overlays, so they will be removed from the printed map. To view the printed layout, and choose which pages to print. The printed version is reformatted to fit page width. This page will not print as it appears on the screen. Maps API on this web site the user agrees to these TERMS of Department of the Interior (DOI) products do not constitute an endorsement by the DOI. More information about the quality of real-time data is available. Some data collected during cold weather may be affected by snow, and errors in water-equivalent values may result. Missing values are not included in the precipitation totals therefore, the totals shown may be less than the actual amounts. The data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from their use. USGS data on this page have not received Director's approval and as such are provisional and subject to revision. The "NWS GIS Portal" is at, and the NWS has an experimental display at ). The images are available at (2018 update, this web site and service has been removed. National Weather Service (NWS) Precipitation Image overlays are provided by the National Weather Service. USGS and other agency rain-gage data shown in the table are available at USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation
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