Daily Mail: NASA releases ISS footage of Hurricane Dorian churning over the Atlantic as forecasters warn the storm is set to strengthen to a monster Category 4 and batter Florida with 130MPH winds on Labor Day
* Incredible footage from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Dorian swirling in the Atlantic
* The footage shows Dorian strengthening at 1.05pm EDT on Thursday north of Puerto Rico
* Hurricane Dorian, a Category 1 storm, is set to escalate into a Category 4 as it crosses warm Atlantic waters
* The hurricane is expected to make landfall on Florida's eastern coast by Labor Day Monday
* As of 11am EDT Thursday, Dorian is in open waters blowing at 85mph, 220 miles northwest of San Juan
* Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the Virgin Islands Wednesday at 2pm EDT, causing power outages
* The National Hurricane Center predicts Dorian could hit Florida as soon as late Sunday or early Monday
* Gov Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency and urged residents to prepare for a Labor Day strike
* Dorian caused some flooding and damage across the Caribbean earlier this week
* It was expected to hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday but passed to the east of the territory, leaving it unscathed
* Donald Trump shared a warning to Floridians Thursday morning saying: 'It will be a very big Hurricane'
* Thursday afternoon he cancelled his trip to Poland in light of the hurricane
* Florida is not currently under any watches or warnings and no evacuations have been ordered yet
Stunning footage from outer space shows Hurricane Dorian in all its might, swirling towards Florida, where it's forecast to make landfall on Labor Day Monday as a monster Category 4 storm.
The footage was taken by a NASA camera outside the International Space Station and shows Dorian at 1.05pm EDT strengthening as it menacingly churns in the Atlantic ocean just north of Puerto Rico, headed towards the northern Bahamas and Florida's eastern coast.
It is expected to intensify into a Category 3 storm by Friday and could strengthen into a Category 4 with vicious 130mph winds in the following days.
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