The plight of hurricane Matthew is not over yet as NASA Spaceport found out that its eyewall has just developed a second band. Because of that, the hurricane will bring intense thunderstorms, heavy rains and strong gust of winds for the surrounding areas.
New satellite views from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) about the current state of hurricane Matthew. According to Space, Matthew has developed a larger central eye with a double eyewall which indicates a powerful hurricane.
In line with this, an eyewall indicates heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong winds. Thus, the addition of it means larger areas would be devastated.
As of this moment, hurricane Matthew is currently on Category 3. It possesses maximum sustained winds of around 115 mph (185 km/hr), Yahoo! UK has learned.
NASA officials have already released an official statement regarding the current status of hurricane Matthew via i4u News,
"Hurricane Matthew has now passed offshore from Cape Canaveral and is north of Kennedy Space Center. The wind is starting to decline but remains near tropical storm strength. However, until the wind is consistently below 50 knots a crew cannot be sent outside to begin a more thorough look at KSC. That is expected sometime this afternoon.
At this time, there is observed to be limited roof damage to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) facilities, water, and electrical utilities services have been disrupted and there is scattered debris. Storm surge has been observed to be relatively minimal, limited to localized portions of the space center."
Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly since yesterday, from Category 4 to Category 3. Nevertheless, NASA Spaceport still warns the people and their inhabitants from the surrounding and affected areas that the weather remains to be life-threatening. Especially to those who reside in the southeastern part of United States.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, October 8, 2016, hurricane Matthew was 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Jackson, Florida and moving north and northwest at 12 mph (19 km/h).
