Tropical Cyclone Cristina reached Category 4 status as it churned over the eastern Pacific Ocean in June 2014.
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Acquired June 24, 2010, this natural-color image shows powerful Hurricane Celia over the Pacific Ocean.
Hurricane Blanca, the earliest second major hurricane on record, churned in the eastern Pacific.
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Acquired September 24, 2012, this image shows Hurricane Miriam off Baja California.
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Sandra was a tropical storm before growing into a late-season hurricane.
As three hurricanes churn, Florence has forecasters on edge.
Composed from two separate satellite overpasses, this natural-color image shows Category 4 Celia in the west and Category 3 Darby in the east.
The strongest hurricane ever recorded around the Americas is set for landfall on the southwest coast of Mexico.
Acquired September 16, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Karl over the Gulf of Mexico and southern Mecixo.
Acquired July 9, 2012, this image shows Emilia, a Category 2 hurricane over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Hurricane Maria brought potent winds and dire warnings to Caribbean islands just two weeks after Irma devastated the region.
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In early September 2017, hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose lined up across the Atlantic basin.
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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.
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Acquired May 24, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Bud off of coast of southwestern Mexico.