Hurricane force winds extended 35 miles (55 kilometers) from the storm's center, while tropical storm force winds reached up 140 miles (225 kilometers).
Earlier in the day, the storm had exhibited winds of 115 miles per hour, which was already below the 130 miles-per-hour winds of a typical Category 3 storm and nowhere near the 156 miles-per-hour winds of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.