NOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured images of Hurricane Irene moving through the Bahamas at 10 Thursday morning EDT.
Meanwhile NASA satellites are flying above Hurricane Irene, providing forecasters at National Hurricane Center with temperature, pressure, wind, and cloud and sea surface temperature data.
The GOES-13 image shows Irene to be almost one-third of the size of the eastern U.S.
Press Start to view the latest pictures of Irene as seen from space.
This visible image of Hurricane Irene from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite was taken at August 26 at 12:30 p.m. EDT, when Hurricane Irene was off the Carolinas.NASANASA's TRMM satellite identified large areas of heavy rainfall within Hurricane Irene affecting the Bahamas, and helped forecasters identify its "hidden" eye.NASAThis visible image of Hurricane Irene was taken from the GOES-13 satellite on August 26, 2011 at 1:40 p.m. EDT. The extent of Irene's 600 mile wide cloud cover can be seen covering a third of the U.S. east coast. NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectNOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured images of Hurricane Irene moving through the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 10:02 a.m. EDT. NASAThe GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene moving through the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 1402 UTC (10:02 a.m. EDT) and far to the east was newly born Tropical Depression 10 (far left). Irene dwarfs Tropical Depression 10, and Irene is about 1/3rd the size of the entire U.S. East coast.
NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectNASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Hurricane Irene's eye directly over Crooked Island in the southern Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 12:15 p.m. EDT.
NASAA digital photo from the International Space Station from Aug. 23, 2011, allows the viewer to look toward the southwest at part of Hurricane Irene churning near the northern Bahamas, including Great Abaco Island (lower right), Andros Island under a thunderstorm (center right) and a "fair" Cuba from left to right (upper center). The outflow and some of the banding of the northwest side of Irene are visible on the lower left. Meteorologists say Irene probably was centered over Acklins Island packing 120 mile per hour winds when the photo was taken. NASAThe MODIS Instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Irene over the southern Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 15:05 UTC (11:05 a.m. EDT). Just three hours later at 2 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Irene's eye was over Crooked Island, Bahamas, near 22.7 North and 74.3 West. Irene's winds increased to 120 mph (195 kmh) and it was moving to the northwest near 12 mph (19 kmh). Irene's minimum central pressure is 954 millibars.NASAThe GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene entering the Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 1302 UTC (9:02 a.m. EDT). Irene became a major hurricane shortly before this image and now has a clear, visible eye.
NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectThis image of Hurricane Irene was captured from NASA's Terra satellite when the storm's center had passed Puerto Rico at 15:20 UTC (11:20 a.m. EDT) on Aug. 22, 2011.
NASAThe GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene approaching the Bahamas on August 23, 2011 at 1932 UTC (3:32 p.m. EDT). No eye was visible in this image, but the extent of Irene's large cloud cover is seen from eastern Cuba over Hispaniola.
NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectDespite all the rain, agricultural commodities in the Midwest won't be helped that much.NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectThis visible image was taken from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite on August 21, 2011 at 17:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT) when Irene was still a tropical storm approaching Puerto Rico (left). NASA
