Matthew was here
THE STORY OF MATTHEW
Hurricane Matthew 2016 was a very powerful, long-lived and deadly tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, since Hurricane Felix in 2007.
Originating from a tropical wave that emerged off Africa on September 22, Matthew developed into a tropical storm 35 miles (56 km) southeast of St. Lucia on September 28, after which it experienced explosive intensification as it tracked across the Caribbean Sea.
Matthew became a hurricane 190 miles (310 km) northeast of Curaçao on September 29, ultimately achieving Category 5 intensity the following day
Haiti was the worst affect area being responsible for up to 1600 deaths & causing US$1.89 billion in damage In Cuba one million people where evacuated into shelters The storm then tracked up along the East coast of Florida & the Carolina,s
Preparations began in earnest across the southeastern United States as Matthew approached, with several states declaring a state of emergency for either entire states or coastal counties; widespread evacuations were ordered for extensive areas of the coast because of predicted high wind speeds and flooding, especially in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area. The eye of the storm when passing bye Jacksonville was only fifty miles off shore
We ourselves evacuated from Atlantic Beach (Jacksonville) in land some fifty miles because of possible flooding & damage The hotel we relocated to had it own generator only to find that when the storm passed over head the power went out When taking this up at reception we found out that they meant to state that the reception had a generator not the guests
In Florida, in total over 1 million lost power as the storm passed to the east, with 478,000 losing power in Georgia and South Carolina.
Matthew was here
THE STORY OF MATTHEW
Hurricane Matthew 2016 was a very powerful, long-lived and deadly tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, since Hurricane Felix in 2007.
Originating from a tropical wave that emerged off Africa on September 22, Matthew developed into a tropical storm 35 miles (56 km) southeast of St. Lucia on September 28, after which it experienced explosive intensification as it tracked across the Caribbean Sea.
Matthew became a hurricane 190 miles (310 km) northeast of Curaçao on September 29, ultimately achieving Category 5 intensity the following day
Haiti was the worst affect area being responsible for up to 1600 deaths & causing US$1.89 billion in damage In Cuba one million people where evacuated into shelters The storm then tracked up along the East coast of Florida & the Carolina,s
Preparations began in earnest across the southeastern United States as Matthew approached, with several states declaring a state of emergency for either entire states or coastal counties; widespread evacuations were ordered for extensive areas of the coast because of predicted high wind speeds and flooding, especially in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area. The eye of the storm when passing bye Jacksonville was only fifty miles off shore
We ourselves evacuated from Atlantic Beach (Jacksonville) in land some fifty miles because of possible flooding & damage The hotel we relocated to had it own generator only to find that when the storm passed over head the power went out When taking this up at reception we found out that they meant to state that the reception had a generator not the guests
In Florida, in total over 1 million lost power as the storm passed to the east, with 478,000 losing power in Georgia and South Carolina.