By Dean Murray

Astronaut Jonny Kim has shared jaw-dropping images of Hurricane Gabrielle .

Captured from aboard the International Space Station , the pictures posted Tuesday, Sept. 23, show the vast storm system churning across the Atlantic.

The hurricane rapidly strengthened from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 4 in less than 30 hours, and is currently tracking north-east in the central North Atlantic.

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Posing no immediate threat to Bermuda or the US coast, it continues to generate high surf and rip current risks along the eastern seaboard.

Kim, a former US Nav

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