Hurricane Felicia, with its distinct eye and tight bands of spiraling clouds, and the less distinct Tropical Storm Enrique sat side by side over the East Pacific Ocean on August 4, 2009.
Published Aug 6, 2009
Hurricane Eugene had just reached category 4 strength when this detailed photo-like image was taken on August 3, 2011.
Published Aug 4, 2011
Bands of heavy rain circled the center of Hurricane Ida on November 8, when the storm was passing through the Yucatan Channel, but as the storm headed northward into the Gulf of Mexico on November 9, the rainfall bands became less organized.
Published Nov 9, 2009
Hurricane Bill's spiraling clouds sprawl across hundreds of kilometers northeast of Puerto Rico in this image from August 20, 2009.
Published Aug 20, 2009
Acquired September 9, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Michael over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Sep 10, 2012
Acquired June 24, 2010, this natural-color image shows powerful Hurricane Celia over the Pacific Ocean.
Published Jun 26, 2010
With a well-formed eye and a symmetrical shape, Hurricane Bill looked the part of the major hurricane it was forecast to become when this photo-like image was taken on August 18, 2009.
Published Aug 18, 2009
Hurricane Alex—2010’s first hurricane—sprawls across the Gulf of Mexico in this photo-like image from Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
Published Jul 1, 2010
Sandra was a tropical storm before growing into a late-season hurricane.
Published Nov 25, 2015
Hurricane Paloma was well-formed, with distinctive spirals and a clear eye on November 7, 2008, when the GOES satellite captured this image.
Published Nov 8, 2008
Powerful Hurricane Jimena has well-defined bands of clouds that circle a distinctive eye in this photo-like image from September 1, 2009. The outer bands of the storm were already over the southern tip of Baja California.
Published Sep 1, 2009
