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Matthew — 2016

Peak intensity: Cat 5 (167 mph). Active September 28–October 10, 2016 (13 days). Made 4 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
167 mph
Cat 5
Min pressure
934 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
50
6-hourly fixes
ACE
50.9
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 50 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2016-09-28 12:00Z TS 13.4, -59.8 57 mph 1009 mb
2016-09-28 18:00Z TS 13.6, -61.2 57 mph 1008 mb
2016-09-29 00:00Z TS 13.9, -62.6 63 mph 1004 mb
2016-09-29 06:00Z TS 14.0, -64.0 63 mph 1002 mb
2016-09-29 12:00Z TS 14.1, -65.5 69 mph 995 mb
2016-09-29 18:00Z HU 14.2, -66.9 75 mph 993 mb
2016-09-30 00:00Z HU 14.2, -68.1 80 mph 987 mb
2016-09-30 06:00Z HU 14.0, -69.3 98 mph 979 mb
2016-09-30 12:00Z HU 13.8, -70.4 115 mph 968 mb
2016-09-30 18:00Z HU 13.5, -71.2 138 mph 955 mb
2016-10-01 00:00Z HU 13.4, -71.9 167 mph 942 mb
2016-10-01 06:00Z HU 13.4, -72.5 161 mph 942 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL142016