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Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station. The dangerous hurricane made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, or 241 kilometers per hour. The image was shared on European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 65 crew member Thomas Pesquet's Twitter account, as the storm churned in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall.
From space, our Earth-observing satellites have a unique view of storms. These observations provide data that help us work with partner agencies, including the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to better understand hurricanes, and support preparation and disaster response. Learn more about hurricane monitoring. Image Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)/Thomas Pesquet.
Tropical Storm Ida Passes Over the Southern U.S.
In this image, captured in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 30, Tropical Storm Ida is seen moving inland over portions of southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and southern Alabama. A NOAA GOES-East ABI GeoColor imagery layer has been applied over this image for additional visibility. Explore more images and data via NASA Worldview. Image Credit: NASA.
Related links:
GOES Imagery Viewer - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Images (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Andres Almeida/Michael Bock.
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