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Packing winds of 160 miles per hour (257 km per hour), Hurricane Kenna intensified into a Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2002. Kenna is shown in this true-color image bearing down on Mexico’s west coast.

This scene was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on October 24. Category 5 hurricanes, the strongest category, are capable of causing catastrophic damage. The storm is predicted to make landfall by late morning on Oct. 25.

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24 October 2002

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http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2002297-1024/Kenna.A2002297.1750.2km.jpg

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Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC

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