When did hurricane matthew hit?

While the number is large, the damage was less than that caused by Hurricane Sandy or the storms that passed through in 2004 and 2005. Matthew “was more of a glancing blow,” Ms. Barker said. It helped that the storm hit at a very low spot in the tide cycle, she said, and that the storm moved quickly. read more

Before Hurricane Matthew hit the United States this week the storm tore through the Caribbean, bringing torrential rain and high winds to Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. read more

When the hurricane hit Virginia, Matthew caused two deaths and street flooding in the eastern part of the state. The Northeast received heavy rain and minor flooding throughout the days of October 9 and 10. read more

Matthew then made landfall in Haiti and eastern Cuba on Oct. 4 as a Category 4. From there, Matthew hammered the Bahamas Oct. 5-6 as a Category 3 and 4 hurricane. The southeastern United States was then hit hard by Hurricane Matthew as it moved very close to the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. read more