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Hurricane Irma is already shaping up to be the strongest storm this year, as this Category 5 powerhouse has winds reaching 185 mph and may be turning towards the continental United States this weekend. Want to look into the eye of the strongest hurricane on the planet? Try not to get lost in this monstrous eye…
#GOES16 captured this visible imagery of Hurricane #Irma's eye earlier today. For the latest on Irma, go to https://t.co/cSGOfrM0lG. pic.twitter.com/JcKBXcl0Ws
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) September 5, 2017
Here’s a brief look into the destruction Irma has caused in the Caribbean…
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Take a look at the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, as it sweeps over the Caribbean. Here are the Caribbean islands who are currently under hurricane warnings: Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Martin/St. Maarten, and St. Barts. Watch out for Hurricane Irma!
UPDATE: NOAA's #GOES16 shows #HurricaneIrma, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic — outside the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico. pic.twitter.com/V2CsAIMs79
— NOAA Satellites – Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) September 5, 2017
Here’s another look at the storm from above. Hurricane Irma possesses the second-strongest winds ever recorded in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Allen in 1980.
Hurricane #Irma's winds are now up to 185 mph. Second-strongest winds ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, trailing only Allen (1980) pic.twitter.com/pTeF8rowfl
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) September 5, 2017
The next video of Hurricane Irma is called the “stadium effect.” The giant Category 5 storm looks like a big vanilla milkshake to me. What is the stadium effect? It’s a natural event that is fairly common in a hurricane when the clouds of the eyewall curve outward from the surface of the storm. This creates the appearance of an open dome such as one found in a sports stadium.
Amazing stadium effect seen by #GOES16 on Category 5 hurricane #Irma. pic.twitter.com/TooUklx847
— Matt Miziorko (@SnarkyEM) September 5, 2017
Here’s a 100 minute loop of Hurricane Irma moving over the Leeward Islands. Can you stick around for the full 100 minutes? Please do, it’ll help a lot with revenue. Matter of fact, don’t close this page…ever….
100-min loop from #GOES16 1-min mid-lvl WV imagery of #Irma as it moves N of the Leeward Islands. No dry air entrainment to be found. #cat5 pic.twitter.com/dfEkMSNOCk
— Sam Ng (@DocWX) September 5, 2017
Here’s a huge infrared snapshot of the storm…
The NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite took this infrared snapshot of the powerful, Cat. 5 #HurricaneIrma earlier this morning, Sept. 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/EHvWGm0sbD
— NOAA Satellites – Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) September 5, 2017
The eye of the storm appears to be getting warmer and the winds may just get faster…
Eye continues to warm now +20°C … if convection flares or clouds cool (more pink) then Hurricane #Irma should reach 200 mph. pic.twitter.com/yzJ5EFFTPt
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 5, 2017
Here’s another look at the epic stadium effect of the storm…
I count at least 4 meso-vortices rotating around the center axis….and what an awesome stadium effect! #Irma #GOES16 non-operational pic.twitter.com/0gegl4PicQ
— Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) September 5, 2017
Here’s a closer look at that beautiful swirling eye of the hurricane…
https://twitter.com/NASA_SPoRT/status/905040749523333120
Here’s some more Irma before you go to bed…
Hurricane #Irma 1-min VIS/IR "sandwich" combo for your Tuesday morning courtesy of #GOES16. From: https://t.co/l5nRNknt37 pic.twitter.com/dpzgPcX7Sp
— Bill Line (@bill_line) September 5, 2017
A beautiful disaster is brewing…
Get a good look at Hurricane #Irma's eye with this visible imagery from #GOES16! For the latest info on Irma, go to https://t.co/cSGOfrM0lG pic.twitter.com/q4Q5UtPlIP
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) September 5, 2017
Here’s how the British Virgin Islands looked after Hurricane Irma hit…
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