Satellite Image Captures Hurricane Kirk Making Its Way Over Europe
This satellite image, taken by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 3 October 2024, shows Hurricane Kirk about 2,000 km southwest of the Azores Archipelago.
On the same day the image was captured, Kirk intensified into a Category 4 storm in the central Atlantic, heading northeast. While skirting the Caribbean islands and the eastern U.S. coast, its vast size brought damaging winds to these regions.
The storm's biggest impact is forecast for western Europe. France and Spain have already issued warnings of heavy rain, strong winds, and a drop in temperatures, expected to hit by 9 October. Although Kirk's strength will decrease as it moves over colder waters, authorities are bracing for its landfall.