Large and dangerous, Hurricane Irene spans nearly 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) in this photo-like satellite image from August 25.
Published Aug 26, 2011
Category 3 Hurricane Irene has a distinct eye in this image taken just before 3 p.m. EDT on August 24, 2011.
Published Aug 24, 2011
Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season, was poised on August 26 to be the first to make land-fall in tU.S. since 2008. More than 50 million people were estimated to lie within the path of the storm.
Published Aug 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene swirls off the East Coast of the United States in this image from August 26, 2011.
Published Aug 29, 2011
Acquired August 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Frank just off the coast of Mexico.
Published Aug 26, 2010
Acquired at 2:15 p.m. EDT on August 24, 2011, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Irene over the Caribbean, en route to the continental United States.
Published Aug 25, 2011
Acquired at 11:35 a.m. EDT on August 27, 2011, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Irene spanning hundreds of kilometers of the U.S. East Coast.
Published Aug 29, 2011
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 Maria brought potent winds and dire warnings to Caribbean islands just two weeks after Irma devastated the region.
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Sandra was a tropical storm before growing into a late-season hurricane.
Published Nov 25, 2015
Hurricane Earl is a well-formed storm east of the Bahamas in this true-color image from September 1, 2010.
Published Sep 1, 2010
