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Newsdepth - 10-12-2016 - Hurricane Matthew causes destruction in Haiti and at home

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A week ago, were telling you about Hurricane Matthew. The severe tropical storm plowed through the Caribbean late last week, intensifying from a Category 1 storm, to a Category 5 storm within just 24 hours. A category 1 storm is the weakest, while a category 5 storm is the most intense that we can measure.

To determine the growing strength of the storm, NASA used new satellite technology to get amazing images - which allowed them to peer inside the rapidly intensifying storm.

So right along with them, we can see the storm grow - as it intensified over the island of Hispaniola, hitting the impoverished island nation of Haiti particularly hard. Up next, we'll head back down to earth, to get a closer look at Matthew's aftermath.

October 12, 2016