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Hurricane Irene From Space Station - Aug. 26, 2011
Credit: NASA
An Expedition 28 crew member aboard the International Space Station captured this image of Hurricane Irene off the east coast of the United States on Friday, August 26, 2011, around 4:30 p.m. EDT (8:30 p.m. GMT).
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Hurricane Irene Batters U.S. East Coast - Landfall
Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
The GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 at 10:10 a.m. EDT after it made landfall at 8 a.m. in Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Irene's outer bands had already extended into New England.
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Hurricane Irene From Space: View of NYC and Boston
Credit: NASA/Ron Garan
NASA astronaut Ron Garan posted this photo of the New York City, Boston and Cape Cod regions on Aug. 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene neared. Garan wrote: "#NYC#Boston + #Cape #Fromspace in 'Calm before the Storm' as #Irene visibly looms offshore."
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Earth Showing Hurricane Irene August 26, 2011
Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
NASA/NOAA GOES-13 satellite image showing the Earth on August 26, 2011 at 14:45 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT). Hurricane Irene can been seen on the U.S. East Coast. Irene has become a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about 510 miles -- roughly 1/3 the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Hurricane watches are in effect for much of the East Coast.
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Hurricane Irene off the Carolinas
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
Hurricane Irene off the Carolinas, North America. NASA image captured August 26, 2011, at 16:30 UTC (12:30 p.m EDT).
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Hurricane Irene Passing North of Cuba
Credit: NASA via Ron Garan/@Astro_Ron
Astronaut Ron Garan continues to send pictures of Hurricane Irene from the International Space Station: "The view #FromSpace of #Hurricane #Irene as it passed north of Cuba @ 7:50pm GMT yesterday 8/25/11."
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Another View of Hurricane Irene Passing North of Cuba
Credit: NASA via Ron Garan/@Astro_Ron
Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted another picture of Hurricane Irene: "Another view #FromSpace of #Hurricane #Irene as it passed north of Cuba @ 7:50pm GMT yesterday 8/25/11."
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Hurricane Irene Growing Large and Dangerous
Credit: http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2011/aug/26/latest-irene/
Hurricane Irene is a large and dangerous storm. In this image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on August 25, 2011, bands of thunderstorms spiral tightly around a dense center, forming the circular shape of a well-developed hurricane.
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Irene Crosses the Earth
Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
The GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene moving through the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 1402 UTC (10:02 a.m. EDT) and far to the east was newly born Tropical Depression 10. Irene dwarfs Tropical Depression 10, and Irene is about 1/3rd the size of the entire U.S. East coast.
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Eye of Irene
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response
NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Hurricane Irene's eye directly over Crooked Island in the southern Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 12:15 p.m. EDT.
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Irene Over the Bahamas
Credit: NASA
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite took this image of the storm at 11:42 a.m. EDT on August 24, 2011, as Irene was passing over Crooked Island in the southeast Bahamas.
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Hurricane Beginning to Intensify
Credit: NASA
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed directly over Hurricane Irene late on August 23, 2011, capturing these images of a storm getting ready to intensify.
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Intenstifying Hurricane
Credit: NASA
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed directly over Hurricane Irene late on August 23, 2011, capturing these images of a storm getting ready to intensify.
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Irene Closing on the Bahamas
Credit: NASA
Hurricane Irene strengthened on its path toward the continental United States in late August 2011.
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3-D Hurricane Irene
Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce
Another 3-D view of Irene, captured on August 24, revealed once again the presence of a deep convective tower within the eyewall. The red area indicates rainfall rates of 50mm/hr (~2 inches), while yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches (20-40 mm) per hour.
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Hurricane Irene as Seen by Astronaut Garan on the International Space Station
Credit: Ron Garan
Astronaut Ron Garan caught Hurricane Irene from the International Space Station on August 24, 2011: "Hurricane #FromSpace the outer bands of #Irene can be seen just west of Turks & Caicos yesterday - 8/24/11 #NASA"
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Hurricane Irene Over the Bahamas
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response
The MODIS Instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Irene over the southern Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 15:05 UTC (11:05 a.m. EDT). Just three hours later at 2 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Irene's eye was over Crooked Island, Bahamas, near 22.7 North and 74.3 West. Irene's winds increased to 120 mph (195 kmh) and it was moving to the northwest near 12 mph (19 kmh). Irene's minimum central pressure is 954 millibars.
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Hurricane Irene Grows Ominous
Credit: NASA via Ron Garan/@Astro_Ron
Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted this picture of Hurricane Irene from the International Space Station on August 24, 2011: "Ominous view #FromSpace of Hurricane #Irene east of the Bahamas @ 3:14pm EST today. East FL coast is calm b4 storm."
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Hurricane Irene as Seen by the GOES Satellite on August 24, 2011.
Credit: NASA/GOES Project Science team
As Hurricane Irene continues to strengthen, its shape is becoming more defined. In this image, taken by the GOES satellite at 2:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 24, 2011, Irene has a distinct eye. The clouds spiraling around the center are becoming more compact, and the storm is more circular than in previous days.
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Eye of Hurricane Irene
Credit: NOAA
Hurricane Irene's eye as seen by infrared instruments onboard the GOES-East satellite.
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Warm Atlantic Water for Hurricane Irene
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen; merged AMSR-E/MODIS data/Chelle Gentemann and Frank Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems
As Hurricane Irene rumbles through the Atlantic Ocean, it needs fuel to sustain itself. Warm water is the main fuel, and there is plenty of it right now, as there usually is this time of year. The map above shows sea surface temperatures (SST) in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea on August 23, 2011
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Astronaut Photographs Hurricane Irene
Credit: NASA/Ron Garan
High above the Earth from aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan snapped this image of Hurricane Irene as it passed over the Carribean on Aug. 22, 2011.
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Hurricane Irene
Credit: NASA
Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, was seen from space today (Aug. 22) as it roared past Puerto Rico.
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Hurricane Irene as Seen from Space
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
This visible image was taken from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite on August 21, 2011 at 17:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT) when Irene was still a tropical storm approaching Puerto Rico (left).
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Irene Crossing the Coast
Credit: Ron Garan
Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted: #Irene #FromSpace as it crossed the coast yesterday (8/27/11) @ 3:32pm EST Hope everyone is OK
