Acquired October 23, 2012, this image shows Tropical Storm Sandy over the Caribbean Sea.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
Acquired October 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Sandy east of Florida.
Special sensors on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm and the East Coast.
Severe Storms
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this afternoon view of the dangerous storm.
Atmosphere Severe Storms
As the U.S. East Coast prepared for landfall of the potent storm, Sandy churned up the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf Stream.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Human Presence
Acquired October 30, 2012, this nighttime image shows Sandy after the storm made landfall.
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color view of the storm just before it hit New Jersey.
A U.S. geostationary weather satellite captured this image of the storm on the afternoon of October 28, 2012.
Acquired August 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Frank just off the coast of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Matthew gained strength and reached hurricane status on September 29, 2016.
Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms
Acquired August 23, 2009, this true-color image shows Hurricane Bill missing the U.S., apparently headed northward toward Canada.