epa06268522 A handout photo made available by NASA on 14 October 2017 shows a natural color image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite of Hurricane Ophelia in the eastern Atlantic Ocean as it heads towards Ireland at 14:35 UTC on 15 October 2017. According to media reports, officials have ordered the closure of all educational facilities and institutions on 16 October, in preperation of the arrival of Hurricane Ophelia, which was recently downgraded to a tropical cyclone. The storm's position in the Atlantic is the farthest east that any recorded storm has traveled, and is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to the affected areas. EPA/NASA / LANCE / MODIS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES