had andrew, then we had i think storms like katrina and rita in the gulf of mexico back in 2005. but we really haven't seen a storm like irma. so it's extremely dangerous, especially with the path that it's projected to go through the bahamas and threaten florida. also a very large storm. >> it bears repeating what you just said, this is the strongest storm in the atlantic that we have ever seen. and it's getting stronger. is it getting stronger because it's going over warmer water as it approaches the u.s.? >> yes. that is a big part of it. part of it is the upper level environment around the storm. and that's exactly what we are measuring right now in our gulf stream jet. we're up at 45,000 feet, getting a full profile of the atmosphere from that altitude all the way