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[edit] Tropical Storm Matthew (2004)
Tropical Storm Matthew was the 13th storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. He hit Cocodrie, Louisiana and did minor damage, but did not kill anyone. He is also notable for replacing 1998's Mitch.
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 Picture of Matthew just east of Mexico. |
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| Formed | October 8, 2004 | |
| Dissipated | October 10, 2004 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 997 mbar
ACE Rating= 1.01 |
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| Damage | Minimal | |
| Fatalities | None reported | |
| Areas affected |
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas | |
| Part of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season |
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[edit] Storm History
The origin of Matthew can be traced to a tropical wave that moved across the west coast of Africa on 19 September. The wave was very difficult to track between Africa and the Lesser Antilles because its close proximity to Tropical Storm Lisa and another large disturbance in the tropical Atlantic. The wave crossed the Lesser Antilles on 29 September and began to interact with a westward moving upper-level low. This wave grew into a large area of low pressure in the western Gulf. The nontropical low began feeding moisture into a cold front that was traversing the United States, causing heavy rainfall across Louisiana, East Texas, and Arkansas.
On the afternoon of October 8, the low pressure system developed into Tropical Storm Matthew 260 miles (420 km) east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. Matthew was a minimal tropical storm, and its sustained winds stayed at or near 40 mph (64 km/h) from its naming until landfall on October 10 near Cocodrie, Louisiana with 35 knots in winds. It became extratropical inland over Louisiana later in the day, and dissipated when it was near El Dorado, Arkansas. It continued moving northeastward across the Mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys before becoming absorbed by a frontal wave in the Great Lakes on the morning of the 14th. Secondary redevlopment occurred on the 14th east of the Appalachians, but this low was absorbed by the same low that absorbed Matthew's original circulation on the 15th.
[edit] Impact
Matthew made landfall Cocodrie, Louisiana, an area who had been devasted by Tropical Storm Bill the year before.He brought up to 12 inches (300 mm) of rain to southern Louisiana. About a dozen homes were flooded in Terrebonne Parish after a canal levee burst, and streets in St. Bernard Parish were reportedly under 2 feet (60 cm) of water. The remnants of Matthew continued to spin inland and delivered heavy rainfall for at least five more days. No injuries or deaths were reported.
As the storm moved inland, the storm dumped about 3 to 7 inches of rain over Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, there were no reports of damage or injuries in the three states.
Matthew produced about 305 mm (12 inches) of rain over southeastern Louisiana as the storm made landfall. Although many offical reports stated that the storm did minimal damage, satellite photographs showed that Matthew caused extensive flooding along the coast of Lake Pontchartrain. The worst of the flooding, occured in the southwestern part of New Orleans.[1]About 30,000 people were left without water in LaPlace when a tidal surge, broke a water main while several schools were closed in St. John Parish.[2]
In Terrebonne Parish, a levee burst, flooding several homes. About 15+ inches of rain fell in southeastern Louisiana with 18 inches of rain being reported in Haynesville. Matthew also caused exensive beach erosion at Grand Isle and a tornado was reported in the state. As the storm moved inland, the storm dumped about 3 to 7 inches of rain over Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, there were no reports of damage or injuries in the three states.
[edit] Trivia
This was the 1st time a tropical storm was named Matthew. Matthew is the replacement name set in spring of 1999 in replacement of Hurricane Mitch.
[edit] See also
For official forecasts see:
- the NHC's public advisory archive on Tropical Storm Matthew.
- the HPC's advisory archive on Matthew after landfall.
