NASA and the International Space Station posted a view of Hurricane Milton as it traverses the Gulf of Mexico.
The ISS captured the footage Wednesday as the hurricane approached Florida, showing the massive weather phenomenon from about 250 miles above the surface of the Earth.
At 10:28 a.m. EDT October 7, the space station flew over Hurricane Milton and external cameras captured views of the category 5 storm, packing winds of 175 miles an hour, moving across the Gulf of Mexico toward the west coast of Florida. pic.twitter.com/MTtdUosiEc
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) October 7, 2024
“External cameras on the International Space Station captured new views of category 4 Hurricane Milton … as it churned across the Gulf of Mexico, headed for an expected landfall around Tampa, Florida in the early morning hours,” according to NASA. “Milton was packing winds of 145 miles an hours and strengthening as it moved in an east-northeast direction toward the west coast of Florida.”
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NASA has been encouraging those in the path of the hurricane to evacuate and coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spread awareness.
“To everyone in the path of #HurricaneMilton, we join with @fema to urge you to LEAVE NOW if you are in an evacuation zone; there will not be time to leave on Wednesday,” NASA wrote in a post on X sharing the footage. “Evacuation orders, open shelters, & more resources at http://FloridaDisaster.org/Updates.”
