Hurricane Matthew (28-30/09/2016): event preliminary briefing
In late September 2016 a tropical storm formed in the eastern Caribbean,
and during its path evolved into a category 5 hurricane named Matthew. The storm,
moving towards the west, affected the Lesser Antilles between 28 and 30 September
bringing tropical cyclone force winds, storm surge and heavy rainfall to Barbados,
Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Grenada.
During its erratic path the storm strengthened in the centre of the
Caribbean Sea and changed direction to the north affecting the Greater
Antilles region as a major Hurricane, between 3 and 6 October,
affecting Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas and the
East Coast of the United States, causing heavy rainfall and major hurricane force winds and storm surge.
Several event reports were generated by RED – Risk Engineering + Design, part of the CCRIF
Risk Management Specialist Team, assessing the event and corresponding damages, for several CCRIF member countries:
- Saint Lucia:
This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country
Saint Lucia. The Caribbean Rainfall Model indicated that a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was
generated in Saint Lucia, starting on 28 September and ending on 30 September 2016.
As a consequence of the heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Matthew over
Saint Lucia, the Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this CARE
was above the Attachment Point of the country’s Excess Rainfall policy. Therefore
the policy was triggered, indicating that a payout is due.
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
This report describes the results of the
Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country
St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Caribbean Rainfall Model
indicated that a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was
generated in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, starting on 28 September and ending on 30 September 2016.
As a consequence of the heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Matthew over
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this CARE
was above the Attachment Point of the country’s Excess Rainfall policy. Therefore
the policy was triggered, indicating that a payout is due.
- Dominica:
This report describes the results of the
Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country
Dominica. The Caribbean Rainfall Model
indicated that a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was
generated in Dominica, starting on 28 September and ending on 30 September 2016.
The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this CARE was
below the Attachment Point of Dominica's Excess Rainfall policy and therefore
no payout is due.
- Grenada:
This report describes the results of the
Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country
Grenada. The Caribbean Rainfall Model
indicated that a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was
generated in Grenada, starting on 28 September and ending on 30 September 2016.
The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this CARE was
below the Attachment Point of Grenada's Excess Rainfall policy and therefore
no payout is due.
- Barbados
This report describes the results of the
Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country
Barbados. The Caribbean Rainfall Model indicated that a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was
generated in Barbados, starting on 28 September and ending on 30 September 2016.
As a consequence of the heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Matthew
over Barbados, the Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this CARE was above the Attachment Point of
Barbados' Excess Rainfall policy and therefore the policy
was triggered, indicating that a payout is due.
