hurricane matthew was a 5 hurricane when it made landfall in south carolina.
hurricane matthew was a 5 hurricane when it made landfall in south carolina.
what strength was hurricane matthew when it made landfall in south carolina?
5 hurricane
the first storm of 1878 was tropical storm one, which formed in the gulf of mexico on july 1. it impacted florida and weakened to a tropical depression over land but regained some intensity when it emerged into the atlantic. it brought high winds and heavy rainfall as far as north carolina. hurricane two grew from a tropical storm near the leeward islands to impact mexico as a category 1 hurricane on august 18. hurricane three was a category 1 hurricane that existed in the mid-atlantic from august 19 to august 21, when it dissipated over the gulf of saint lawrence. hurricane four was first seen near the bahamas on august 25. it tracked northeast and passed within 90 miles of bermuda before dissipating in the mid-atlantic on august 30. hurricane five hit the leeward islands on september 2, then haiti and passed north of cuba. it made landfall on the florida peninsula as a tropical storm, moved offshore, strengthened and made another landfall near tampa before passing over st augustine on september 11. the storm caused several ship wrecks along the east coast of florida. hurricane six was a category 2 hurricane that existed in the western atlantic between september 12 and september 18. hurricane seven is the only known category 4 hurricane of 1878. it made landfall on haiti as a category 1 hurricane and rapidly weakened to a tropical storm but regained hurricane strength in the atlantic. after passing through the bahamas it grew to a category 2 hurricane. it continued to grow, becoming a category 3 hurricane on september 30 and reaching category 4 strength by october 8. hurricane eight grew from a tropical storm in the gulf of mexico on october 9. it crossed over florida and grew to a category 1 hurricane as it tracked north off the us east coast. hurricane nine was a minimal category 1 hurricane that existed in the atlantic between october 9 and october 16. hurricane ten also remained at sea throughout its entire duration between october 13 and october 19. hurricane eleven, or the gale of 1878, was the most destructive storm of the year. it first made landfall in cuba at hurricane strength, then weakened before passing over florida and the bahamas. the storm again strengthened before making landfall in north carolina. it dissipated over new york on october 24. tropical storm twelve passed over the lesser antilles in late november before passing close to puerto rico and then dissipating near jamaica on december 2.
1878 atlantic hurricane season
the hurricane's winds oscillated within the category 4 range for several days as environmental conditions remained conducive to intense hurricanes. in a rare occurrence, matthew passed directly over a noaa buoy 42058 at 07:47 utc; the device measured a pressure of 942.9 mbar (hpa; 27.85 inhg). furthermore, it revealed significant upwelling of at least 3 °c (5 °f) which served to limit matthew's strength. some intensification took place after the hurricane cleared the region of cooler water, and late on october 3, the hurricane reached its minimum central pressure of . the core had enlarged slightly by this time, with an estimated radius of maximum winds. at 11:00 utc the next day, matthew made landfall near les anglais, haiti with sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a central pressure of , making it the strongest hurricane to make landfall in haiti since hurricane cleo in 1964. despite disruption from the mountainous terrain of haiti, the hurricane's eye remained well-defined as it traversed the windward passage. by 00:00 utc on october 5, the eye of matthew made landfall on the eastern tip of the cuban peninsula near the town of juaco with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a central pressure near . winds of with gusts to were measured at punta de maisí airport.
meteorological history of hurricane matthew