By 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Aug. 24, 2011, Hurricane Irene had become a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 100 knots (about 115 miles per hour). The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite took this image of the storm at 11:42 a.m. EDT, as Irene was passing over Crooked Island in the southeast Bahamas.
by Admin | Aug 31, 2011