A bird's-eye view of a hurricane's path toward the coast
In short: Watch the International Space Station capture the immense scale of Hurricane Irene as it moves toward the United States. This footage provides a unique perspective on the storm's power and trajectory from orbit.
Captured on August 26, 2011, at 2:51 p.m. EDT, the footage shows Hurricane Irene moving north at 14 miles per hour. At the time of filming, the storm was located approximately 300 miles south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with sustained winds reaching 100 miles per hour.
The video, narrated by NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, tracks the system's progression toward the mid-Atlantic states, the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, and New England before its eventual exit into the north Atlantic.
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