Hurricane Matthew hurtled toward the Bahamas and the southeastern coast of the United States on Wednesday after battering Cuba overnight with torrential rains and 145 mph winds. NASA satellite captures Hurricane Matthew's strength A NASA satellite captured the scope and strength of Hurricane Matthew just south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Oct. 2, 2016. At that time, Matthew had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph making it a strong category 4 hurricane. At that time, Matthew had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph making it a strong category 4 hurricane. South Carolina Gov.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 05, 2016 16:42 UTC