Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

[Hurricane2022]

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Vince

(VIIRS imagery from NOAA's NOAA-21 Satellite, 0852z February 7, 2025.)

[kevin]

1999 Odisha cyclone

The most intense cyclone recorded in the North Indian Ocean (912 mb IMD, 881 mb SSHWC/JTWC). I found these images by manually going through the mcfetch database. Not sure if I've seen imagery of the cyclone this clear on the internet before so I thought I'd post it. The imagery below is from MET-5 on October 28, 1999 at 18:00 UTC so at peak intensity.

[kevin]

1999 Odisha cyclone

The most intense cyclone recorded in the North Indian Ocean (912 mb IMD, 881 mb SSHWC/JTWC). I found these images by manually going through the mcfetch database. Not sure if I've seen imagery of the cyclone this clear on the internet before so I thought I'd post it. The imagery below is from MET-5 on October 28, 1999 at 18:00 UTC so at peak intensity.

https://i.imgur.com/HwCAwn8.png

https://i.imgur.com/Enj0bzb.png

https://i.imgur.com/K025wEs.png

I can't seem to find the color version of this image even though MET-5 should also have a color band. At least I can't download it right now through the database. I just ran a simple online colorizing tool on the image so you can get an idea what it might look like (see below).

[doomhaMwx]

Cyclone Phailin (2013), likely more intense than the 1999 Odisha Cyclone. The MODIS pass below captured an incredibly warm and dry eye (IR and WV eye temp of 25C and -12.3C, respectively)!




 https://x.com/doomhaMwx/status/1711895165202510268

[WaveBreaking]

Monsoon trough breakdown in the SPAC causing a trio of cyclones (Alfred, INVEST/TD 96P, and Rae) and Cyclone Bianca off to the west.

[Hurricane2022]

It's not everyday that we can see 3 simultaneous cyclones in the tight Southwestern Pacific basin

[Hurricane2000]

Hurricane Maria 2017

[Category5Kaiju]

Some more Miltonmania

[WaveBreaking]

Even though most subtropical/hybrid cyclones are not the most picturesque looking, here are a couple that I think are pretty nice looking.

Unnamed Subtropical Storm (2023)


Subtropical Storm Omeka (2010)


INVEST/Storm 91C (2006)

[Hurricane2000]

Even though most subtropical/hybrid cyclones are not the most picturesque looking, here are a couple that I think are pretty nice looking.

Unnamed Subtropical Storm (2023)
https://i.imgur.com/5LA2kAk.jpeg

Subtropical Storm Omeka (2010)
https://i.imgur.com/ByqL4EU.jpeg

INVEST/Storm 91C (2006)
https://i.imgur.com/Xt1ZOpw.jpeg

Wow! Omeka looks very interesting!

[Hurricane2000]

One of my favorite images ever, Typhoon Mawar of 2023

[cycloneye]

One of the strongest of all time, Patricia on October 2015.

[kevin]

Cyclone Errol (2025)

[Hurricane2000]

Anyone got any good pictures of Hurricane Juliette 2001? Its structure at peak was crazy

[Travorum]

Anyone got any good pictures of Hurricane Juliette 2001? Its structure at peak was crazy

It's not quite at peak, but here's Juliette with three concentric eyewalls:



Brian McNoldy has a good satellite loop of that here.

[Hurricane2000]

Hurricane Carmen 1974
With this kind of structure I wonder how strong it really was...