We’re a little over 24 hours away from Hurricane Milton making landfall somewhere in Florida.
Meteorologists are saying it has the “potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.”
Hurricane Milton has the potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida, but effects will be far reaching. Find your city and the expected wind, rain, and surge for late Wednesday and Thursday. pic.twitter.com/T84mCATuu4
— Brandon Orr (@BrandonOrrWPLG) October 8, 2024
And now we’re seeing what it looks like from space.
The Dragon Endeavour flew over the storm, and astronaut Matthew Dominick took this picture from it:
We flew over Hurricane Milton about 90 minutes ago. Here is the view out the Dragon Endeavour window. Expect lots of images from this window as this is where I’m sleeping while we wait to undock and return to Earth. Timelapse coming in a separate post. 1/6400 sec, f8, ISO 500 pic.twitter.com/zkhJdTlag7
— Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) October 8, 2024
And here’s an equally surreal timelapse:
People are both gobsmacked and terrified of this view.
“This is one of the most beautiful, horrifying images I’ve ever seen,” this person said.
“It must be bizarre to serenely float over this whilst knowing that it will cause utter havoc to everything in its path,” another person said.
And a bunch of people are pointing out how wild it is that we can literally text and tweet with astronauts in space.
Ultimately, I’m with this person: That’s definitely not a reassuring view.
Follow the National Weather Service for updates about the storm.
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