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Video caption: This animation of images captured from September 29 to October 1, 2015 from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite shows Hurricane Joaquin become a major hurricane in the Bahamas. Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
NEW JERSEY – A wide swath of the US East Coast is bracing for impact in the coming days as ‘Hurricane Joaquin’ strengthened to a major and dangerous Category 4 storm, today, Thursday, Oct. 1, as NASA and NOAA satellites keep constant watch as it barrels potentially towards tens of millions of coastal residents.
Joaquin is already packing winds exceeding 130 mph with even higher wind gusts as the storm continues to strengthen at this hour and the pressure is decreasing. See the latest Hurricane Joaquin animation and imagery from NASA and NOAA, above and below.
Meanwhile amidst the hurricane watch, launch preparations are underway by United Launch Alliance for the firms 100th rocket blastoff on Friday morning, Oct. 2 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as Joaquin nears the US eastern seaboard. (…)
Read the rest of US Braces for Cat 4 Hurricane as ‘Joaquin’ Barrels to East Coast and ULA Readies 100th Launch on Oct. 2 (645 words)
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Post tags: Catagory 4 Hurricane, extreme weather, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite, GOES East, GPM, Hurricane Joaquin, Hurricane Sandy, NASA, NOAA, Suomi NPP, ULA
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It has already turned North, fool.