June 1, 2022 - Hurricane Agatha over Mexico

Hurricane Agatha
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Hurricane season in the eastern Pacific is off to an early and potent
start. Though May storms are rare there, Hurricane Agatha struck
western Mexico, near Puerto Escondido, bearing maximum sustained winds
of 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour on May 30, 2022. That made the
Category 2 storm the strongest May hurricane to make landfall along the
Pacific coast of Mexico since modern record keeping began in 1949,
according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Agatha was only the
third hurricane to make landfall in Mexico in May.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Hurricane Agatha
on May 30, 2022, as the storm was making landfall over Mexico. Agatha
brought intense downpours and howling winds to several tourist beaches
and fishing towns in an otherwise sparsely-populated region before
weakening rapidly as it moved northward over the mountainous terrain of
southern Mexico. The strong winds and drenching rain have triggered
landslides and, as of the evening of May 31, ten people have been
reported killed in Oaxaca, Mexico with another 20 people missing there.

At 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on May 31, the NHC issued its final
advisory on Agatha, stating that the storm had dissipated over the
rugged terrain of southeastern Mexico. At that time, they forecast that
heavy rains from the remnants of the Agatha could bring up to 16 inches
(40 cm) to parts of Mexico. After drenching the Yucatan Peninsula, the
storm’s remnants are expected to move over the Gulf of Mexico, where
redevelopment is possible. Should this occur, it would acquire the name
Tropical Storm Alex and become the first-named storm of the Atlantic
hurricane season. Whether or not the remnants reach tropical storm
strength, models suggest that heavy rainfall is likely across Florida
later in the week.

The eastern Pacific hurricane season officially runs from May 15
through November 30. The peak months of the season are July through
September. NOAA’s seasonal outlook for the eastern Pacific hurricane
season in 2022 indicates that a below-normal season is likely. The
Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends November 30, and
the seasonal outlook for the Atlantic Ocean predicts a more active
season than normal.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 5/30/2022
Resolutions: 1km (1.1 MB), 500m (3.2 MB), 250m (2.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-01

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