These Satellite Images Show the Massive, Destructive Scale of Hurricane Irma

Photo credit: NASA / AP
Photo credit: NASA / AP

From Popular Mechanics

Just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast, another monster hurricane has made landfall. Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm on Tuesday and showed no signs of losing strength. The National Hurricane Center called Irma a "potentially catastrophic" storm with winds that extend 50 miles from the center.

So far the hurricane has hit small Caribbean islands, reaching record wind speeds of 185 miles per hour. It's expected to hit Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and possibly Florida, where it could still be a Category 4 or 5 storm.

Satellite images from Tuesday and Wednesday show just how huge, and potentially catastrophic, the hurricane is. Take a look at how satellites are seeing Irma from space.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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