GOES-13 Satellite Animation of Birth of Irene to Aug. 22 Over Puerto Rico (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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A GOES-13 animation from Aug. 19 through August 22 (1545 UTC/11: 45 a.m. EDT) shows the progression of Tropical Storm Harvey through the western Caribbean Sea and the birth of Hurricane Irene. Over the weekend, Harvey made landfall in Belize and is moving into Mexico today. Farther east, System 99L developed into Hurricane Irene on August 20. Irene moved over Puerto Rico and is now moving west-northwest toward the southeastern Bahamas today.

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