This Is How Tropical Storm Henri Looked From Space As It Hit The US

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite also acquired a natural-colour image of Henri much before it made the landfall.

Image Source: Megan McArthur (@Astro_Megan/Twitter)

New Delhi: Astronauts and satellites have been tracking Hurricane Henri from space as the tropical storm is inundating parts of Northeast US after making a landfall Sunday. 

Henri was downgraded to a depression hours before the landfall in Rhode Island. Though it didn’t cause as much damage as anticipated, the storm resulted in flooding due to record-shattering rainfall.  

At the International Space Station, astronauts spotted Henri from orbit. 

"We just flew over the East Coast and saw Hurricane Henri. Stay safe friends," NASA astronaut Megan McArthur posted on Twitter, sharing a photo of the storm. 

Prior to McArthur’s tweet, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a natural-colour image on the morning of August 20.

Around the time the image was shot, Henri was located about 640 km southeast of Charleston in South Carolina, and was moving toward the northwest, NASA said. 

The storm left nearly 1.4 lakh houses without power, while the relentless downpour caused bridges to close. Roads were swamped, which resulted in vehicles getting stranded on the roads.

US President Joe Biden has declared disasters in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

While the storm is expected to dissipate in the next two days, parts of New England are still under flood watch.

The National Weather Service office in Boston has said more flooding from the heavy rains and an "isolated brief tornado" were possible, USA Today reported.

“Slow-Moving Henri Expected to Continue to Produce Heavy Rainfall And Flooding Across Portions of Southern New England and The Northern Mid-Atlantic States Through Today,” the National Hurricane Center tweeted.