NASA Goddard Space Flight Center handout photo taken by an Expedition 28 crew member on August 26 aboard the ISS shows an image of Hurricane Irene off the east coast of the United States. PHOTO: REUTERS
Matthew, which made a landfall at about 7 am EDT, is located about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of the eastern tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour (230 km/h), the NHC said.
Hurricane Madeline threatens Hawaii
The eye of Matthew, a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, will move near eastern Cuba and move near or over portions of the southeastern and central Bahamas Tuesday night and Wednesday, the weather agency said.
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