Hurricane Irene 2011 Space And Satellite Images Of Storm (PHOTOS)

As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the Eastern seaboard, bringing with it 100 mph winds and up to 15 inches of rain in some areas, as many as 65 million people are bracing themselves for a weekend of extreme weather, the Associated Press and NOAA report.

Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, ordered mandatory evacuations for nearly 300,000 residents living in coastal areas, and President Obama on Friday declared a state of emergency in New York state in anticipation of the storm.

NASA reported on Friday that, Hurricane Irene's cloud was more than 600 miles wide, with the storm stretches about one-third the length of the entire U.S. Atlantic coast.

Remarkable images from NASA and NOAA satellites, as well as photos taken from the International Space Station 230 miles above the Earth, show the enormity of the storm.

For the latest on Hurricane Irene, check out HuffPost's live blog. Click here for a video of Hurricane Irene taken from the International Space Station.

Check out Hurricane Irene from space. The latest images are at the beginning of the slideshow.

Comments

[ScottWhite]

05:24 AM on 08/28/2011

Great pictures. I'm sure glad this greatly weakened and didn't strengthen when passing the Bahamas. We sure didn't need a Katrina rolling up the east coast. whew!

[srooge]

10:56 PM on 08/27/2011

She got a lot of love to give

[getoffmedz]

12:10 PM on 08/27/2011

Here is an up to the quarter hour animation in the infrared spectrum, shows where the dynamics of the storm are the greatest in Irene, with a map overlay.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/ma/flash-ft.html

Useful if you are following this storm. Red is the most intense dynamics.

[T Ruble]

12:01 PM on 08/27/2011

It is absolutely amazing how big and powerful hurricanes can become. More amazing is how many people think, "It's just a little wind and rain." I hope everyone got out ahead of the storm or is secured safely and the best-case scenario holds.

Great pictures.

[Eldergothfather]

06:19 PM on 08/27/2011

I've been through 6 hurricanes as well as 6 tornadoes. I prefer hurricanes over tornadoes ANYtime...and yes, it is a little wind and rain. People get hurt because, as with anything else Mother Nature, dishes out, they do stupid things. Hurricanes are seen for days and there is plenty of time to prepare. And when you do, you can make it through. I've seen it six times over, so it is possible.

[altheschrod]

11:50 AM on 08/27/2011

A fantastic picture--but there also should be a shot with the geographical and state lines superimposed over it so we can see exactly where everything is.

[Hysterian68]

04:43 AM on 08/27/2011

"The Weather Channel" should be declared an emergency zone too and evacuated. Too many meterologists constantly covering themselves and then having to backtrack.

[Greatest Darthfruit]

07:33 PM on 08/26/2011

SO INCREDIBLE PHOTOS