 That breaks the record held by Hurricane Audrey in 1957. It's also now the strongest July hurricane on record, beating out Hurricane Emily in 2005. This is also the first known major hurricane to form east of the Lesser Antilles. This normally only happens during the peak of the hurricane season. And also, this is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Windward Islands, beating out Hurricane Allen in 1980 and Hurricane Ivan in 2004, both of which were Category 3s when they went through the island.