The name Matthew has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
Matthew is used on the six-year lists in the Atlantic, having replaced Mitch after 1998.
- 2004's Tropical Storm Matthew - Brought heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, causing light damages and deaths on its path.
- 2010's Tropical Storm Matthew - Made landfall in Central America and later moved into Mexico, causing 2.6 billion in damages and 126 deaths.
Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or matthew:
“Oh, you’ll love the sea. There’s something about it. The hot red dawn, the towering sails, the wake on a tropical night. Oh, you’ll love it all. It’s a glorious kind of world. I couldn’t live without it.”
—Charles Larkworthy. Denison Clift. Capt. Benjamin Briggs (Arthur Margetson)
“I cannot think this creature died
By storm or fish or sea-fowl harmed
Walking the sea so heavily armed;
Or does it make for death to be
Oneself a living armoury?”
—Andrew Young (1885–1971)
“Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.