Destructive hurricanes slammed parts of United States, Caribbean in 2017
Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate are storm names that don’t bear repeating.
![The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite aboard the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured these colorized-infrared images of Hurricane Maria at approximately 2:15 am EDT on September 20, 2017, as it passed close to St. Croix. At the time, Maria was a category 5 storm with winds of 165 miles per hour. (Image credit: NOAA) The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite aboard the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured these colorized-infrared images of Hurricane Maria at approximately 2:15 am EDT on September 20, 2017, as it passed close to St. Croix. At the time, Maria was a category 5 storm with winds of 165 miles per hour.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/GRAPHIC%20-%20Hurricane%20Maria%20-%20NOAA%20-%2004112018%20-%201120x534-%20LANDSCAPE.png?itok=Y8o9IKrh)
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite aboard the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured these colorized-infrared images of Hurricane Maria at approximately 2:15 am EDT on September 20, 2017, as it passed close to St. Croix. At the time, Maria was a category 5 storm with winds of 165 miles per hour. (Image credit: NOAA)