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Space Station astronaut captures mammoth Hurricane Florence from directly above

It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)
It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)

Images captured with a wide-angle lens on board the Space Station have shown the mind-boggling scale of Hurricane Florence as it nears America’s East Coast.

The images, captured from 249 miles above the storm, captured Florence as it draws close to North Carolina’s coast.

Up to 10 million people lie in the path of the storm, which still poses a risk to life and property, although it has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane.

It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)
It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst Tweeted, ‘Watch out, America! #HurricaneFlorence is so enormous, we could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens from the @Space_Station, 400 km directly above the eye.

It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)
It was captured from 249 miles above the storm (Picture ESA)

‘Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you.’

Florence is expected to strike North Carolina’s coast on Friday, then drift southwest before moving inland on Saturday, according to Miami’s National Hurricane Center (NHC).

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said, ‘The time to prepare is almost over. Disaster is at the doorstep and it’s coming in.’

In all, an estimated 10 million people live in areas expected to be placed under a hurricane or storm advisory, according to the U.S. Weather Prediction Center.