Pictures of Hurricanes

This photo of hurricane Lili, captured during the Expedition Five mission, shows the compact storm system and the structure of its estimated 15 nautical mile wide eye. After strengthening to a Category 4 storm (125 knots with the central pressure of 940 millibars), Lili weakened to a Category 2 before slamming into the central coast of Louisiana just south of Lafayette. This is one of many photos that stem form the Crew Observation (CEO) experiment that has been a part of every Space Station expedition. 2002. Click to enlarge

Hurricane Elana in the Gulf of Mexico, exact location unknown. The presence of a tight, well formed, gyre and elevated cloud berm bordering the eye, are indicators of a very powerful and dangerous hurricane with very high internal cyclonic wind speeds. 1995. Click to enlarge.

Image snapped by the crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-82 in 1997. Click to enlarge.

This digital still camera's picture, taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 22, 2002, shows the central eye of Hurricane Isidore. The eye become less defined as the hurricane stalled and weakened over the Yucatan Peninsula near Merida. Onboard the orbital outpost for the Expedition Five mission are cosmonauts Valery G. Korzun, commander, and Sergei Y. Treschev, flight engineer, both with Rosaviakosmos; and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engineer. Click to enlarge.

Pictured near Earth's horizon, Hurricane Michelle made landfall on Cuba on November 4, 2001, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. The most signficant impact was in the Matanzas province near Pinar del Rio. This scene was captured by one of the Expedition Three crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS)using a digital still camera. Click to enlarge.

Hurricane Anita approaching landfall on the coast of Mexico. 1977. Click to enlarge.

Visible spectra satellite image of Hurricane Hugo on September 21, 1989 At 10:30 A.M. EDT Hugo was relatively weak and just approaching Category 3 Storm approaching landfall on the coast of South Carolina. Click to enlarge.

Infrared image taken by GOES 7 Andrew is crossing the Florida coast and making landfall August 24, 1992, at Dade County, Florida. Click to enlarge.

Closeup of 1X4 board driven through the trunk of a royal palm caused by winds from Hurricane Andrew. Click to enlarge.

NOAA P-3 flying in eye of Hurricane Caroline. Note circular eye below aircraft. Click to enlarge.

Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes during night-time. Observed during night-time thunderstorm. Click to enlarge.

Eye wall of hurricane. Click to enlarge