The International Space Station’s external cameras captured a dramatic view of Hurricane Irma as it moved across the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 5. The National Hurricane Center had recently upgraded Irma to a Category 5 storm with hurricane warnings issued across the Caribbean. | International Space Station

20K views · 678 reactions | Irma is still a very powerful storm. Stay up to date with the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center! This zoomed in view of Irma is from NOAA's new GOES-16 satellite. | NOAA Science On a Sphere | Facebook