Irene Makes Landfall Over New York
August 31, 2011
This GOES-13 satellite image is of Hurricane Irene just 28 minutes before the storm made landfall in New York City. The image shows Irene's huge cloud cover blanketing New England, New York and over Toronto, Canada. Shadows in Irene's clouds indicate the bands of thunderstorms that surrounded the storm.
Image Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
Topics:
Weather, Hurricane Irene, Tropical cyclone, Vortices, Irene Makes Landfall, Landfall, Thunderstorm
