Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired June 29, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Alex—2010’s first hurricane—spanning the Gulf of Mexico.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published June 30, 2010
Data acquired June 29, 2010