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Hurricane Florence, which crosses the Atlantic Ocean to North Carolina, dominates the photos and videos of the International Space Station, where astronauts use wide-angle lenses because extent of the storm.
The eye of Category 4 of Hurricane Florence is "scary, even from space", according to German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who posted this image on Twitter on September 12, 2018 .
Credit: A. Gerst / ESA / NASA
"Attention, America!" The German astronaut Alexander Gerst written on Twitter this morning (September 12). "#HurricaneFlorence is so huge, we could only capture it with a wide angle lens from @Space_Station, 400km away [250 miles] directly above the eye. "
"Get ready on the East Coast, it's a nightmare that does not scare you," he added. [Hurricane Florence in Photos: See the Massive Storm from Space]
On board the International Space Station, Alexander Gerst uses a very wide-angle special lens to capture an image of the huge hurricane Florence heading to the east coast. He posted this picture on Twitter on September 12, 2018. Credit: ESA / NASA
Gerst and American astronaut Ricky Arnold have captured the Category 4 storm and his eye swirling on pictures posted on Twitter this morning, highlighting his epic scale and his thoughts for the people on his way.
"#HurricaneFlorence this morning with Cape Hatteras #NorthCarolina in the foreground", Arnold wrote this morning. "The @Space_Station crew thinks of those who will be affected."
Another view of the astronaut Alexander Gerst from the eye of Hurricane Florence, posted on Twitter on September 12, 2018.
Credit: A. Gerst / ESA / NASA
According to NASA and the National Hurricane Center (NHC), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florence is expected to reach the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina early Friday, September 14. The winds this morning have reached 200 km / h and are likely to strengthen before their arrival, officials said. For the Carolinas, the NHC predicts a "storm surge and potentially life-threatening rains".
An image taken by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold of Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean, approaching the Carolinas on September 12, 2018.
Credit: Astro_Ricky / Twitter
Fast on the heels of Florence, two other powerful storms cross the Atlantic, followed by NASA's satellites: Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Helene. Helene will probably run out before landing on land, the NHC said in its latest forecast, and Isaac, who was downgraded from a hurricane, is en route to the Caribbean, officials said.
Alexander Gerst warns the east coast of the international space station to prepare for Hurricane Florence in this photo posted on Twitter on September 12, 2018: "It's a nightmare that does not want to come for you.
Credit: ESA / NASA
But Helen is at the forefront and is certainly in the vanguard of the thoughts of astronauts and residents of the southeastern United States.
"Ever seen the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane?" Gerst wrote. "It's scary, even from space."
Astronaut Alexander Gerst offers a direct view of Hurricane Florence, heading southeastern United States starting September 12, 2018.
Credit: A. Gerst / ESA / NASA
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