Hurricane Irma
Taken by the GOES-13 satellite, this image reveals Hurricane Irma over southern Florida and Cuba. Irma made landfall in the U.S. as a Category 4 storm (wind speeds measured at 130 mph) on September 10, 2017. It first hit the Florida Keys, either damaging or destroying every house there. Moving north, Irma flooded streets and knocked down power lines. Georgia and South Carolina were also impacted by storm surge and flooding.
Image Number: WEB15735-2017
Joshua Stevens, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response, NASA/GSFC
