Hurricane Maria Nears the Bahamas
This visible image of Hurricane Maria was taken from NOAA's GOES East satellite on Friday (Sept. 22) at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) as it was nearing the Bahamas.
Thermal Image of Maria Nearing the Bahamas
On Friday (Sept. 22) at 3:18 a.m. EDT (0718 GMT) the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided this thermal image of Hurricane Maria north of Hispaniola and nearing the Bahamas.
Hurricane Maria from NOAA GOES-13
NOAA GOES-13 satellite imagery of Hurricane Maria on Sept. 21.
Hurricane Maria's Raging Intensity
Hurricane Maria developed into a Category 5 storm for a second time on Sept. 19, the morning after it made landfall over the Caribbean island of Dominica. The storm weakened to a Category 4 after making landfall but quickly regained strength once it moved back over the warm ocean water. This view of the hurricane was acquired by the GOES-16 satellite, which is operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Hitting the Virgin Islands
On Sept. 20, Hurricane Maria traveled east of the American Virgin Islands and partially over Puerto Rico.
A View from the ISS
The sun shines down on Hurricane Maria in this photo taken by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik at the International Space Station.
The Eye of the Storm
The eye of Hurricane Maria spins beneath the International Space Station in this close-up shot captured by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik.
Maria on the Horizon
Astronaut Randy Bresnik's photos from the Space Station show the enormous storm stretching across the horizon like a thick blanket of snow.
Space Station Photobomb
One of the space station's solar panels photobombs a photo of Hurricane Maria.
Hurricane Maria
The massive Category 5 storm boiled across the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 19. NOAA's GOES East satellite captured this visible-light image at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
Frigid Cloud Tops
On Sept. 19 at 2:15 a.m. EDT (0615 UTC), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite measured the temperatures of Hurricane Maria's cloud tops. The data showed temperatures consistent with strong thunderstorms in Maria's eyewall at about minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 62.2 Celsius).
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