Video taken from the International Space Station this afternoon of a rare early-season hurricane will air on NASA Television at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
Hurricane Adrian is located in the Pacific Ocean, threatening the coast of Central America. It is reported to have sustained winds near 75 mph. Adrian is forecast to make landfall in El Salvador, then possibly cross Central America and enter the Caribbean Sea.
Cameras mounted outside the 200-ton orbiting International Space Station captured the video, which shows a storm with classic tropical features, at about 2:13 p.m. EDT from an altitude of 225 miles. At the time, Adrian was approaching the El Salvador coast.
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