Hurricane Matthew (2016)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 28 – October 10, 2016

Peak wind

167 mph

269 km/h · Oct 1

Peak category

Cat 5

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

934 mb

Landfalls

Haiti · Guantánamo Province, Cuba

Lifetime

11.5 d

Sep 28 – Oct 10

Distance

3,003 mi

4,832 km

ACE

50.9

storm energy

Deaths

603

per Wikidata

Damage

$15 B

nominal USD

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Matthew

Hurricane Matthew (2016) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on September 28, 2016, 24 mi NNW of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 167 mph (269 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb on October 1, 2016, and made landfall 4 times — first near Les Anglais, Haiti on October 4, 2016 as a Category 4 hurricane (150 mph). Later landfalls: 14 mi SW of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba on October 5, 2016 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph); near West End, Bahamas on October 7, 2016 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph); 25 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on October 8, 2016 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). It rapidly intensified by 86 mph in 24 hours (to 167 mph on October 1, 2016). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 3,003 miles (4,832 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 603 deaths and about $15 billion in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 4, 2016 · 11:00 UTC	near Les Anglais, Haiti	Cat 4 150 mph	935 mb
October 5, 2016 · 00:00 UTC	14 mi SW of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba	Cat 4 132 mph	949 mb
October 7, 2016 · 00:00 UTC	near West End, Bahamas	Cat 4 132 mph	937 mb
October 8, 2016 · 15:00 UTC	25 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	Cat 1 86 mph	967 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
West Palm Beach, Florida	55 mi	Oct 7 · 03:00 UTC	Cat 3 129 mph
Port Saint Lucie, Florida	49 mi	Oct 7 · 06:00 UTC	Cat 3 127 mph
Palm Bay, Florida	40 mi	Oct 7 · 09:00 UTC	Cat 3 124 mph
Orlando, Florida	70 mi	Oct 7 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 3 121 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	61 mi	Oct 7 · 21:00 UTC	Cat 3 112 mph
Savannah, Georgia	35 mi	Oct 8 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 2 98 mph
Charleston, South Carolina	12 mi	Oct 8 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 1 90 mph
North Charleston, South Carolina	18 mi	Oct 8 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 1 90 mph
Wilmington, North Carolina	33 mi	Oct 8 · 22:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 50 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 28 12:00	TS	58 mph	1009 mb	13.4°N 59.8°W	24 mi NNW of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 28 18:00	TS	58 mph	1008 mb	13.6°N 61.2°W	31 mi N of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 29 00:00	TS	63 mph	1004 mb	13.9°N 62.6°W	106 mi WNW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 29 06:00	TS	63 mph	1002 mb	14.0°N 64.0°W	open ocean
Sep 29 12:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	14.1°N 65.5°W	open ocean
Sep 29 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	993 mb	14.2°N 66.9°W	169 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 30 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	987 mb	14.2°N 68.1°W	142 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 30 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	979 mb	14.0°N 69.3°W	111 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba
Sep 30 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	968 mb	13.8°N 70.4°W	89 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Sep 30 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	955 mb	13.5°N 71.2°W	102 mi NW of Noord, Aruba
Oct 1 00:00	Cat 5	167 mph	942 mb	13.4°N 71.9°W	142 mi N of Maicao, Colombia
Oct 1 06:00	Cat 5	161 mph	942 mb	13.4°N 72.5°W	131 mi NNE of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 1 12:00	Cat 4	155 mph	944 mb	13.4°N 73.1°W	129 mi N of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 1 18:00	Cat 4	150 mph	942 mb	13.4°N 73.3°W	131 mi NNW of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 2 00:00	Cat 4	150 mph	940 mb	13.5°N 73.5°W	141 mi NNW of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 2 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	941 mb	13.7°N 73.9°W	163 mi NNW of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 4	150 mph	947 mb	14.0°N 74.3°W	open ocean
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 4	155 mph	945 mb	14.2°N 74.7°W	open ocean
Oct 3 00:00	Cat 4	150 mph	944 mb	14.5°N 75.0°W	open ocean
Oct 3 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	942 mb	14.9°N 75.0°W	open ocean
Oct 3 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	941 mb	15.4°N 75.0°W	open ocean
Oct 3 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	938 mb	15.9°N 74.9°W	176 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 4 00:00	Cat 4	150 mph	934 mb	16.6°N 74.6°W	123 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 4 06:00	Cat 4	150 mph	934 mb	17.5°N 74.4°W	64 mi SW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 4 11:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	150 mph	935 mb	18.3°N 74.3°W	27 mi SSW of Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 4 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	937 mb	18.4°N 74.3°W	21 mi SW of Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 4 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	947 mb	19.3°N 74.3°W	46 mi NNW of Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 5 00:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	949 mb	20.1°N 74.3°W	14 mi SW of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Oct 5 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	960 mb	20.7°N 74.4°W	25 mi NNE of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Oct 5 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	962 mb	21.4°N 74.8°W	52 mi N of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Oct 5 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	963 mb	22.2°N 75.4°W	88 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba
Oct 6 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	960 mb	23.0°N 76.0°W	129 mi NE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Oct 6 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	952 mb	23.8°N 76.7°W	96 mi SSE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 6 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	937 mb	24.7°N 77.5°W	27 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 6 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	937 mb	25.7°N 78.3°W	62 mi SSE of Lucaya, Bahamas
Oct 7 00:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	937 mb	26.7°N 79.0°W	near West End, Bahamas
Oct 7 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	939 mb	27.7°N 79.7°W	42 mi ENE of Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct 7 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	944 mb	28.9°N 80.3°W	37 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida
Oct 7 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	946 mb	29.7°N 80.7°W	32 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida
Oct 8 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	949 mb	30.7°N 80.6°W	51 mi E of Fernandina Beach, Florida
Oct 8 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	953 mb	31.6°N 80.6°W	35 mi SE of Wilmington Island, Georgia
Oct 8 09:00	Cat 2	98 mph	957 mb	32.1°N 80.5°W	15 mi ESE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Oct 8 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	963 mb	32.5°N 79.9°W	19 mi S of Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 8 15:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	86 mph	967 mb	33.0°N 79.5°W	25 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Oct 8 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	973 mb	33.5°N 79.0°W	13 mi S of Socastee, South Carolina
Oct 9 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	981 mb	33.9°N 77.3°W	37 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Oct 9 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	983 mb	34.7°N 76.0°W	53 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina
Oct 9 12:00	Cat 1 extratropical	75 mph	984 mb	35.0°N 74.5°W	133 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Oct 9 18:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	987 mb	35.2°N 72.8°W	open ocean
Oct 10 00:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	990 mb	35.3°N 71.1°W	open ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Matthew make landfall?

Matthew made landfall 4 times: near Les Anglais, Haiti on October 4, 2016 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds; 14 mi SW of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba on October 5, 2016 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds; near West End, Bahamas on October 7, 2016 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds; 25 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on October 8, 2016 at 15:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds.

What category was Matthew?

At its peak on October 1, 2016, Matthew was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 167 mph (269 km/h) and a central pressure of 934 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.

How long did Matthew last?

11.5 days, from September 28, 2016 to October 10, 2016, including 234 hours at hurricane strength (180 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,003 miles.

How many people died in Matthew?

Wikidata records 603 deaths for Hurricane Matthew. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Matthew?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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Every storm named Matthew

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2004	Tropical Storm Matthew Atlantic	TS 46 mph	Louisiana	→
2010	Tropical Storm Matthew Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Nicaragua, Belize	→
2016	Hurricane Matthew · this page Atlantic	Cat 5 167 mph	Haiti, Guantánamo Province, Cuba

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2016

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2016	Hurricane Seymour Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Lester Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Nicole Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Blas Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Georgette Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Madeline Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Gaston Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Darby Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→

See every 2016 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Matthew on Wikipedia.

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