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Hurricane Florence from Space
September 13, 2018
By Lorah Utter
Hurricane Florence is approaching the Carolinas as a very dangerous storm. This formerly category 4 storm is now a category 2 storm with sustained winds blowing at 105 miles per hour and gusts at over 125 miles per hour. Officials are currently predicting a storm surge of between 9-13 feet in certain places along the coast, and the possibility of up to 40 inches of rain in isolated locations.
Here are some pictures of this monster storm from space-
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The above 3D image of Hurricane Florence was captured by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument, flying onboard NASA's Terra satellite, on Sept. 13.
MISR carries nine cameras that observe Earth at different angles. It takes about seven minutes for all the cameras to observe the same location. You will need red-blue 3D glasses, with the red lens placed over the left eye, to view the effect. Note the high clouds associated with strong thunderstorms in the eyewall of hurricane Credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL-Caltech, MISR Team
The above infrared look at Hurricane Florence was taken by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite around 2:20 AM EDT on Sept. 13.
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The yellow color depicts cloud top temperatures as cold or colder than -80 degrees Fahrenheit (-112 Celsius). The red color depicts could tips as cold or colder than -70 degrees Fahrenheit (-56.6 degrees Celsius). Credit: NASA
The above image of Florence was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite just before noon on September 12, 2018. Credit: NASA
Above - This stark view of Hurricane Florence was taken from cameras outside the International Space Station on Sept. 12 at 7:50 AM EDT. Credit: NASA
The above picture was taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the DSCOVR
satellite from 1.5 million kilometers (1 million miles) away on September 11, 2018. Credit: NASA
Above - Dramatic Views of Hurricane Florence from cameras outside the International Space Station on Sept. 10 at 8:10 AM. Credit: NASA
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