Astronaut's View of Hurricane Florence
Another photo of Florence taken by Ricky Arnold from the ISS on Sept. 6, 2018. [Full Story: Hurricane Florence Looks Like a Giant Cotton Ball in This Astronaut Photo from Space]
Florence Gains Strength
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this photo of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on the morning of Sept. 10, 2018, shortly before the Category 3 storm was upgraded to a Category 4.
Florence Strengthens to Category 4
Hurricane Florence heads for the U.S. East Coast as a Category 4 storm in this satellite image shared by the National Hurricane Center on Sept. 10, 2018.
GOES-East Satellite View on Sept. 4
Tropical storm Florence was upgraded to hurricane status on Sept. 4, 2018, as it barreled across the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured this true-color view of the storm at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
Aqua Satellite View
NASA's Aqua satellite captured this infrared image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 9, 2018, at 1:10 a.m. EDT (0510 UTC) using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument.
Florence Brings Heavy Rains
On Sept. 5, 2018, the JAXA-NASA GPM Core Observatory satellite revealed that storms north of Hurricane Florence's eye were producing heavy rainfall at a rate of 2 inches (5 centimeters) per hour (red). The satellite's Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar instrument scanned the nearly rain-free areas to the west of the hurricane.
Observing Florence in Infrared
On Sept. 5, 2018, at 1:06 a.m. EDT (0506 GMT), the VIIRS instrument aboard the NASA-NOAA Suomi-NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Hurricane Florence. The strongest thunderstorms with the coldest cloud tops appear in red.
Not An Illusion
Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast of the United States. Even from space the storm looks gigantic.
Dramatic View
From the GOES East satellite, this image of Hurricane Florence shows the large size of the storm as it approaches the U.S.'s East Coast.
Another Dramatic Angle
Seen from the Goes East satellite on Sept. 12, 2018, Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast.
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