<sod>'''Hurricane Matthew''' is currently a powerful [[tropical cyclone]] over the [[Caribbean Sea]]. The fourteenth tropical cyclone, thirteenth storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|the annual hurricane season]], Matthew formed from a vigorous tropical wave that moved off the [[Africa]]n coast on September 22, trekking on a westward track until developing into a tropical storm while it was situated just to the east of the [[Leeward Islands]] on September 28. A day later, it became a hurricane while west of the Leeward Islands. It is currently expected to turn northward eventually and impact parts of [[Haiti]], [[Jamaica]], and eastern [[Cuba]] in the near future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-matthew-caribbean-jamaica-haiti-cuba-us-forecast|title=Matthew Becomes the Fifth Hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season; Jamaica, Hispañola, Cuba, Bahamas Threat|work=[[The Weather Channel]]|date=29 September 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>'''Hurricane Matthew''' is currently a powerful [[tropical cyclone]] over the [[Caribbean Sea]] and the first [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 3|major hurricane]] to form in that region since [[Hurricane Sandy]] in [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]. The fourteenth tropical cyclone, thirteenth storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|the annual hurricane season]], Matthew formed from a vigorous tropical wave that moved off the [[Africa]]n coast on September 22, trekking on a westward track until developing into a tropical storm while it was situated just to the east of the [[Leeward Islands]] on September 28. A day later, it became a hurricane while west of the Leeward Islands. It is currently expected to turn northward eventually and impact parts of [[Haiti]], [[Jamaica]], and eastern [[Cuba]] in the near future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-matthew-caribbean-jamaica-haiti-cuba-us-forecast|title=Matthew Becomes the Fifth Hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season; Jamaica, Hispañola, Cuba, Bahamas Threat|work=[[The Weather Channel]]|date=29 September 2016}}</ref><eod>