Hurricane Lane Looks Absolutely Massive From Space

As Hurricane Lane hurtles toward Hawaii, images captured from space show the full extent of the massive storm. Images captured by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the Category 4 storm swirling towards Hawaii with sustained winds around 155 mph that could cause catastrophic damage. Hurricane Lane was briefly upgraded to a Category 5 storm Tuesday night into Wednesday morning when winds topped 160 mph — just hours before its expected landfall in Hawaii. Max sustained winds in #HurricaneLane have increased to 160 MPH, making this a very dangerous Category 5 hurricane. Storm motion has begun to take more of a northerly component as it continues to approach #Hawaii. #HIwx (@NOAA GOES-West imagery) pic.twitter.com/Prh8s3yUfu — NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) August 22, 2018 Close-up view of Major #HurricaneLane's eye – impressive even at GOES-15's 1-km resolution. pic.twitter.com/lIpaeSmu9j — NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) August 21, 2018 Here's a view of #HurricaneLane late yesterday, August 21, 2018, courtesy of the Japanese #Himawari-8 satellite. (The view is rotated: the North is to the left and East is up.) For updates on this Cat. 5 #hurricane: https://t.co/h7Hm7qiq2J pic.twitter.com/Hw2d0sbo1P — NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) August 22, 2018 NOAA's WP-3D Orion, #Kermit, encountered a phenomenon known as "stadium effect" inside the eye of #HurricaneLane. Check out these photos...
Source: TIME: Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Uncategorized hawaii onetime space Source Type: news