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Tropical Storm Iniki, Central Pacific 09/1992

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-nua01-00175

Date

2007-11-24

Tropical Storm Iniki in the North Pacific was dissipating from hurricane status when this photo was taken. Two days prior, as a full fledged hurricane, with winds of about 150 mph and waves of over 15 ft., it swept over the Hawaiian island of Kauai. But, as Iniki moved over the colder waters of the North Pacific, it began to weaken as can be seen by the lack of a tight spiral gyre and the absence of an eye in the center.  Image taken by one of the astronauts in the space shuttle Endeavour on September 1992.