【Taste of Secret Sex】

Hurricane Matthew has pounded the vulnerable nation of Haiti,Taste of Secret Sex dealt a fierce blow to eastern Cuba, and it is about to unleash a fusillade of rain and wind on much of the Bahamas during the next two days.

To meteorologists following the storm's track and trying to predict its next moves, it has varied its looks from downright menacing to surreally gorgeous.

Here are nine of the most extreme views of this unusual storm.

1. The skull

Sinister-looking face of #HurricaneMatthew at landfall in #Haiti [Un-doctored #weather #satellite image] pic.twitter.com/hrviDVuJ3R

— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 4, 2016

2. Small from afar...

3. but fierce when viewed up close

4. Space Station views

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Cameras outside the space station captured dramatic views of major Hurricane Matthew as the orbital complex flew 250 miles above (speed x4). pic.twitter.com/nfAQuw2OQC

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 3, 2016

5. Radar scan from within the beast

Pilot's radar display right before passing through the eye of Cat 4 #HurricaneMatthew at 7,000ft. pic.twitter.com/JDl6IICbuz

— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) October 2, 2016

6. Haiti landfall and reemergence over water

7. Hurricane Hunter's wind measurements

First pass through the eye of #HurricaneMatthew on #NOAA43 found max flight level winds of 136.9mph. Image Credit: https://t.co/wfBhVFM0x8 pic.twitter.com/bVGLQWw7Ah

— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) October 1, 2016

8. View of the eye from Hurricane Hunter aircraft

9. An endurance record

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