The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew above tropical storm Isaac in the center of the Caribbean Sea on Friday August 24, 2012, at 0613 UTC (7:13 a.m. GMT). Isaac had become better organised.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Inside Tropical Storm Isaac
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew above tropical storm Isaac in the center of the Caribbean Sea on Friday August 24, 2012, at 0613 UTC (7:13 a.m. GMT). Isaac had become better organised.
Hurricane Andrew: 20 Years On From The $26 Billion Storm
Hurricane Andrew was not the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the U.S. mainland, but the compact, fast-moving storm remains one of the strongest and costliest on record. The Category 5 storm slammed into southern Florida two decades ago on August 24, 1992.
Hurricane Watch In Effect For Haiti, US Braces For Isaac
In late August 2012, Tropical Storm Isaac hovered over the Caribbean Sea, projected to follow a path toward the northwest. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image around 1:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 23. In this natural-color image, coastlines and national borders are delineated in black.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Isaac Winds Up In The Caribbean, Eyes Florida
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| This visible image captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on Aug. 22 at 1445 UTC shows Tropical Storm Isaac over the Lesser Antilles, and newborn Tropical Depression 10 trailing behind in the central Atlantic. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project. |
There are now two active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and NASA is generating satellite imagery to monitor their march westward. Tropical Storm Isaac is already bringing rainfall to the Lesser Antilles today, Aug. 22, Tropical Depression 10 formed in the eastern Atlantic, and another low fizzled in the western Gulf of Mexico.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Number Of Forecasted Atlantic Hurricanes Revised Upwards
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| Hurricane Gordon, the seventh named storm of the season, pictured by NASA over The Azores early on Monday. |
In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, released today, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater).
Atlantic Ocean Kicks Into Gear With Newly Formed Storms
The Atlantic Ocean is kicking into high gear with low pressure areas that have a chance at becoming tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes.
Monday, August 13, 2012
WSI Raises 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater).
Saharan Dust Drifts Over The Americas
Weather satellites frequently document dust palls blowing westward from Africa’s Sahara Desert across the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
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