Status:Ongoing analysis Material from: Linus, Mohammed, Fernando, Ervin
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Discussed in the following Daily reports: http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2016/09/26/sc/ http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2016/09/28/sc/ http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2016/09/29/sc/ |
1. Impact
The hurricane Matthew hit south-western Haiti on 4 October and killed more than 900 people. The hurricane later hit Barbados (6 October) and stoke along the coast of Florida and South Carolina on 7 and 8 October, killing 16 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Matthew
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37570409
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37602431
2. Description of the event
The tropical cyclone formed north of Venezuela on 28 October. The cyclone originated from a westwrad propagating tropical wave that on 22 October was located on the coast of Africa.
3. Predictability
3.1 Data assimilation
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