A Category 3 hurricane viewed from 230 miles above Earth
In short: NASA's International Space Station cameras captured a rare perspective of Hurricane Irene as it moved over the Bahamas. This footage provides a unique vantage point of a storm's power and trajectory.
On August 24, 2011, at 3:10 p.m. EDT, the International Space Station captured imagery of Hurricane Irene from an altitude of 230 miles. At the time of the recording, the storm was a Category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 120 miles per hour.
The footage tracks Irene as it churned over the Bahamas, moving northwest. It highlights the storm's progression toward the Eastern Seaboard, where it was projected to intensify into a Category 4 hurricane affecting the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the middle Atlantic and New England states.
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