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Tropical Storm Alberto

Tropical Storm Alberto

Credit: NASA

This image of Tropical Storm Alberto was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on May 19.

Tropical Depression Beryl

Tropical Depression Beryl

Credit: NASA

Tropial Depression Beryl was imaged by NASA's Terra satellite after it made landfall over Florida on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Hurricane Chris

Hurricane Chris

Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

This image of Hurricane Chris, the first hurricane of the 2012 season, was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on June 21when Chris was over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical Storm Debby

Tropical Storm Debby

Credit: University of Wisconsin Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center.

A satellite image from June 26 shows Tropical Storm Debby parked over Florida. The storm is deluging the state with rain.

Hurricane Ernesto Landfall

Hurricane Ernesto Landfall

Credit: NASA

NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Ernesto just before it made landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula on the night of Aug. 7, 2012.

Tropical Storm Florence

Tropical Storm Florence

Credit: NASA GOES Project

This visible image of the remnants of post-tropical storm Florence was captured from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on August 7, 2012 at 1445 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT).

Tropical Storm Gordon

Tropical Storm Gordon

Credit: NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team

Tropical Storm Gordon captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite on Aug. 20 at 8:20 a.m. EDT, before it transitioned into a post-tropical storm.

Hurricane Isaac

Hurricane Isaac

Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Isaac as it approached Louisiana on Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Tropical Storm Joyce

Tropical Storm Joyce

Credit: University of Wisconsin Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center.

An infrared/visible satellite image of Tropical Storm Joyce, captured around 9 a.m. ET, Aug. 23.

Tropical Storm Kirk (Atlantic Ocean)

Tropical Storm Kirk (Atlantic Ocean)

Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

On Aug. 29, 2012 the AIRS instrument on Aqua captured infrared data on Tropical Storm Kirk's clouds. Cloud top temperatures were colder (purple) than

Hurricane Leslie

Hurricane Leslie

Credit: NASA/NOAA

Hurricane Leslie swirls over the Atlantic Ocean in this GOES-13 satellite image taken at 2:45 p.m. EDT on Sept. 5, 2012, just after it became a hurricane.

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael

Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team

This stunning visible image of Hurricane Michael was taken by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on Sept. 6 at 12:20 p.m. EDT. Michael's eye is so clear that the ocean surface is visible through it.

Tropical Storm Nadine

Tropical Storm Nadine

Credit: NASA's GOES Project

This visible image of Tropical Storm Nadine was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite at 1445 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 12, 2012. The image shows that Nadine is developing a central dense overcast and bands of thunderstorms all around the storm.

Tropical Storm Oscar

Tropical Storm Oscar

Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Oscar on Oct. 4, 2012, at 9:35 a.m. EDT (1335 UTC) when the bulk of Oscar's clouds and showers were southeast of the center of circulation as a result of northwesterly wind shear.

Tropical Storm Rafael

Tropical Storm Rafael

Credit: NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team

Tropical Storm Rafael is seen here northeast of Puerto Rico, as captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on Oct. 14, 2012.

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy

Credit: NOAA

NOAA's GOES East satellite snapped this image of Hurricane Sandy at 10:45 a.m. EDT (1445 UTC) on Oct. 24, 2012, as it was headed for landfall on Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Tony

Tropical Storm Tony

Credit: NASA GOES Project

NOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured an image of Tony on Oct. 24 at 7:45 a.m. EDT that revealed that Tony is relatively small as it moves through the central Atlantic.