Where Is Hurricane Irma Now Satellite

Launch web map in new window this tracker shows the current view from our goes east and goes west satellites.

Where is hurricane irma now satellite. About this imagery was acquired by the noaa remote sensing division to support noaa homeland security and emergency response requirements. Irma was the first category 5 hurricane to strike the leeward islands on record followed by maria two weeks later. Hurricane irma made landfall on barbuda around 0545 utc 6 september with maximum winds of 155 kt and a minimum pressure of 914 mb fig. 10 satellite ir image showing hurricane irma one of the strongest hurricanes ever in the atlantic basin near peak intensity on the afternoon of september 6 th just north of puerto rico.

Given irma s extreme intensity satellite imagery is giving meteorologists jaw dropping views of this rare and dangerous hurricane. The tracker also allows users to go back in time and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year. Image courtesy of uw cimms. Irma becomes a hurricane with the 15 00z advisory on august 31 2017 full size hurricane irma north of puerto rico and the virgin islands 20 15z september 6 2017.

At the time it was considered as the most powerful hurricane on record in the open atlantic region outside of the caribbean sea and gulf of mexico. Here s some of the most impressive imagery. In addition it will be used for ongoing research efforts for testing and developing standards for airborne digital imagery. A hurricane track will only appear if there is an active storm in the atlantic or eastern pacific regions.

Hurricane irma was an extremely powerful cape verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in september 2017. Hurricane irma turned the water an oily black and scattered boats across it leaving them stranded. To the right of the water the once green vegetation is now brown.