Astronauts share striking pictures of hurricane Dorian from International Space Station

The eye of #HurricaneDorain. You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above. Stay safe everyone! pic.twitter.com/yN3MGidY3N

— Nick Hague (@AstroHague) September 2, 2019

Zoom dentro la tempesta Dorian.
Zoom into tropical storm Dorian. #MissionBeyond pic.twitter.com/Wy5BhegmpS

— Luca Parmitano (@astro_luca) September 1, 2019

Hurricane Dorian, which weakened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday, has claimed five lives after hitting the Bahamas. According to the New York Times, the hurricane pounded the island with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour, wreaking havoc and leaving several people stranded and homeless.

Many took to Twitter to react to the massive power of the hurricane. Here are some reactions:

beautiful and destructive https://t.co/NaKwNEMMMG

— Francisco Sánchez (@fcoshdz) September 3, 2019

Wow https://t.co/eV0UPwH65a

— Jackie Spade (@JackieVSpade8) September 3, 2019

😱😱

— Donna Chisciotte (@Robbetta) September 1, 2019

😲

— Gio_Cruciani (@c_ngc2158) September 1, 2019

Beauty and destruction under the eye of ISS #Earth

— Bibliotuiter (@bibliotuiter) September 1, 2019

The universe talk the wonderful of his Hands

— Abraham reyes (@Abraham61785537) September 1, 2019

Looks Cool and Scary at the Same Time.

— Sai Charan (@SaiChar75162078) September 2, 2019

Oh my word, amazing photos of an extraordinary weather phenomenon

— Julie Basford (@JulieMrsbassy) September 2, 2019

Monster

— Alexrip (@AlexRip73) September 2, 2019

Dorian landed on the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on Sunday night. The hurricane is moving towards Florida. NASA’s Kennedy space centre is also under high alert.