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Visuals of Hurricane Harvey hard to ignore

By Tom Uhler
NASA satellites are watching Hurricane Harvey as it makes its way toward the Texas Coast.
NASA satellites are watching Hurricane Harvey as it makes its way toward the Texas Coast. NASA Courtesy

Hurricane Harvey was all the buzz on social media Friday morning as its outer band made landfall in Texas.

The visuals were stunning. Here’s a sampling:

NASA posted the view from the International Space Station:

And from NASA satellites:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sent Hurricane Hunter pilots into the eye of Hurricane Harvey:

ABC News was taken by the bright colors of NOAA’s infrared video:

President Trump was kept abreast of developments:

Meanwhile, Cook Children’s flew a jet to Corpus Christi to pick up critically ill babies:

Many coastal residents heeded warnings to evacuate:

Members of the Texas National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment in North Texas, headed into the storm area:

Their on the way.

Posted by Carlos Perez on Friday, August 25, 2017

Some news posts were quite foreboding:

Pleas went out for help with animals:

Post Hurricane Harvey will leave thousands and thousands of animals in need. Please consider financially supporting your favorite organization which responds to disasters.

Posted by Hamilton Humane Society, Inc. on Friday, August 25, 2017

Some people just wanted Harvey to “be nice,” or “go home”:

Posted by Hurricane Harvey on Friday, August 25, 2017

Tom Uhler: 817-390-7832, @tomuh

This story was originally published August 25, 2017 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Visuals of Hurricane Harvey hard to ignore."

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