GOES Video of Matthew (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 shows Matthew become a major hurricane in the Caribbean Sea. Matthew reached Category 5 status late on Oct. 1 and dropped to Category 4 status the next day. By Oct. 3 Matthew was affecting Hispaniola and Jamaica.

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Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

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