GOES-13 Satellite Image of Irene on Aug. 26, 2011 at 1:40 p.m. EDT (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GOES-13 Satellite Image of Irene on Aug. 26, 2011 at 1:40 p.m. EDT

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This visible image of Hurricane Irene was taken from the GOES-13 satellite on Aug. 26, 2011 at 1:40 p.m. EDT. The extent of Irene's 600 mile wide cloud cover can be seen covering a third of the US east coast.

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NASA/NOAA GOES Project

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