Astronauts spot Hurricane Larry from space (photos)

[Judi Lynn]

By Hanneke Weitering about 6 hours ago



Hurricane Larry rages above the Atlantic Ocean in this image captured by NASA astronaut Megan McArthur at the International Space Station on Sept. 7, 2021. (Image credit: Megan McArthur/NASA/Twitter)

As Hurricane Larry churned through the Atlantic Ocean this weekend, astronauts at the International Space Station kept a watchful eye on the storm from space.

"From our viewpoint on @Space_Station, it looks much larger than Ida," NASA astronaut Megan McArthur tweeted Tuesday (Sept. 7) from the orbiting laboratory.

Larry is currently a massive Category 3 hurricane, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (85 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center. Although it isn't expected to make landfall, it will pass close to Bermuda this week, bringing tropical storm conditions to the island territory on Wednesday (Sept. 8) and Thursday (Sept. 9).

"Hoping this one doesn't make landfall," McArthur tweeted Sunday (Sept. 5) along with two photographs she took of the storm from space.

More:
https://www.space.com/hurricane-larry-space-astronaut-photos?utm_source=notification

[2naSalit]

1. It's a hard one to miss if you're looking.

[Deuxcents]

2. Wow..

Hoping it doesn’t hit land, too

[OnlinePoker]

3. The cone has it hitting eastern Newfoundland as a hurricane and southern Greenland as a storm.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/205647.shtml?cone#contents

[abqtommy]

4. Indeed. I've been following Larry's track every day for awhile now. Stay safe

everyone!

[Delphinus]

5. I thought

Bermuda was in its sights.