Why are weather satellites useful in areas that are affected by hurricanes?

Since they are in a geostationary orbit, the GOES satellites provide continuous monitoring of the Earth's surface. They are able to constantly monitor the life cycle of significant weather such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flash floods, and hail storms.

NOAA's GOES East and West satellites also show the storm's evolution by measuring infrared and visible radiation from the atmosphere and surface in real-time. These measurements tell us about wind at various levels in the atmosphere, sea surface temperatures and cloud properties.