Check Out This Incredible NASA Image of Hurricane Season
In early September 2018, three separate hurricanes churned in the Caribbean
![Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose as seen by NASA meteorologists in early September 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/sierra_full_page_width/public/2023-06/2018-1-OpeningShot-ph1-WB.jpg.webp?itok=Yg0x3i8t)
Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose as seen by NASA meteorologists in early September 2017 | Photo courtesy of NASA/Earth Observatory
NASA meteorologists struggled for words to describe the trio of hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic Ocean in early September. This composite image from satellites captured Category 2 Katia as it was headed for Mexico even as Category 4 Irma was on its way to Florida, where it would ultimately cause more than $62 billion in damage and contribute to some 70 fatalities. The final storm, Category 4 Jose, glanced off the Lesser Antilles before dumping rain across the Eastern Seaboard.
This article appeared in the January/February 2018 edition with the headline "Rolling Thunder."