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Tropical Storm Matthew

Oct 8, 2004 to Oct 11, 2004Peak 46 mph997 mb

Tropical Storm Matthew passed within 50 miles of 1 county in LA. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on October 10, 2004.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Matthew · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Matthew on October 9, 2004, about 18 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.

Tropical Storm Matthew on October 9, 2004, about 18 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Aqua, on its late-morning pass, around 16:37 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure
997 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
1
LA
Counties within 100 miles
1
LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Oct 10, 2004
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 10, 2004

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.