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This striking image from space shows all three hurricanes — Irma, Jose, and Katia — currently in the Atlantic


Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, hit several Caribbean islands as a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, storms Jose and Katia are also brewing. Both were declared Category 1 hurricanes by the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday afternoon.

At 4:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, NOAA captured a breathtaking yet horrifying photo of the three storms from space using its GOES-16 satellite.

The storms are all traveling west. You can see Tropical Storm Katia on the left near the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, and Tropical Storm Jose farther east.

Jose is currently about 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. It's moving west at about 16 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

Katia is in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and is not projected to move much over the next several days. It may bring 5 to 10 inches of rain to Veracruz, Mexico and up to 15 inches in some areas, according to The Weather Company.


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