Hurricane Isabel

These images, acquired by the Landsat 5 satellite, show dramatic changes Hurricane Isabel wrought on the North Carolina shoreline.
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Hurricane Isabel

Published Oct 7, 2003

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Published Oct 1, 2003

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Published Sep 17, 2003

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Published Sep 17, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 17, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 17, 2003

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From his vantage point high above the earth in the International Space Station, Astronaut Ed Lu captured this broad view of Hurricane Isabel.

Published Sep 16, 2003

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Astronaut Ed Lu captured this image of the eye of Hurricane Isabel as he passed overhead in the International Space Station on September 15, 2003. The storm had weakened somewhat, but still maintained its status as a Category 4 hurricane.

Published Sep 16, 2003

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Published Sep 16, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 16, 2003

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Astronaut Ed Lu snapped this photo of the eye of Hurricane Isabel from the International Space Station on September 13, 2003 at 11:18 UTC. At the time, Isabel was located about 450 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. It had dropped to a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, packing winds of 150 miles per hour with gusts up to 184 miles per hour. This photo reveals the structure of Isabel’s eyewall.

Published Sep 16, 2003

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Astronaut Ed Lu captured this broad-view photograph of Hurricane Isabel from the International Space Station on September 13, 2003. At the time, Isabel was located about 450 miles northeast of Puerto Rico and packed winds of 150 miles per hour with gusts up to 184 miles per hour.

Published Sep 15, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 15, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 15, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 12, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 12, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 11, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 11, 2003

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Hurricane Isabel

Published Sep 10, 2003

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Published Sep 9, 2003

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