Hurricane Irene from Space: Big Pic
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August 23, 2011 -- Astronaut Ron Garan snapped the photograph above of Hurricane Irene yesterday from the International Space Station as the storm passed over the Caribbean with category 2 wind speeds (up to 110 mph). Hurricane Irene may grow to reach category 4 wind speeds (up to 155 mph) as it crosses over the Bahamas tonight and tomorrow, but is expected to stay to the east of Florida just off the coast on Thursday. The NOAA National Hurricane Center reports that the storm is still at a category 2 level and that "the core of Irene will move near or over the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas tonight."
BIG PICS: Hurricane Irene Targets Florida
The NOAA advisory also warns that "An extremely dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 9 to 13 feet above normal tide levels over the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, near and to the north of the center of Irene. A storm surge will also raise water levels by as much as 2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels along the north coast of Haiti and the entire coast of the Dominican Republic. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves."
--by Christina Reed
IMAGE 1: Photograph of Hurricane Irene on August 22, 2011 from the ISS. (Astronaut Ron Garan, NASA).
IMAGE 2: The GOES-13 satellite view of Hurricane Irene as of Tuesday, August 23, at 12:02 p.m. EDT. (NASA/NOAA GOES Project)
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