• MODIS Pic of the Day 06 July 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Wed Jul 6 12:00:44 2022
    July 6, 2022 - Tropical Storm Aere

    Tropical Storm Aere
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    Tropical Storm Aere, the fourth named storm of the Pacific Typhoon
    Season, made landfall over Okinawa, Japan on July 2, 2022, coming
    ashore with maximum sustained winds measuring about 45 mph (73 km/h).
    According to Reliefweb, at least two people were injured in Okinawa and
    several rivers reached flood warning levels. It then took aim at
    Kyushu, the third-largest of Japan’s islands.

    After leaving Okinawa, a weakened Aere crossed the East China Sea as a
    tropical depression. Unable to restrengthen, the storm made a second
    landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki, Kyushu in the early morning hours of
    July 5 local time. Despite carrying maximum sustained winds of just 34
    mph (55 km/h), Aere carried record-breaking rainfall which triggered
    landslides and flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported
    that Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Omuta,
    Fukuoka Prefecture—all on Kyushu—received an estimated 120 mm (4.7)
    inches or more in just one hour. As the storm moves northeastward, it
    has been forecast that the western part of the main island of Shikoku
    could receive 200 mm (7.9 inches) over the next 24 hours.

    At 11:00 p.m. EDT on July 5 (0300 UTC on July 6), the Joint Typhoon
    Warning Center (JWTC) reported that Tropical Depression Aere carried
    maximum sustained winds near 30 mph (48 km/h) with gusts to 40 mph (64
    km/h). It was located about 138 miles (222 km) south-southwest of
    Yokosuka, Japan and was tracking eastward over open water. JTWC
    forecasts that the storm will continue to move eastward before merging
    with a low pressure system currently developing east of Honshu on July
    6. This is likely to cause quick intensification, allowing Aere to gain
    just a little strength over the next 24 hours before stalling and
    weakening by July 8.

    The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
    NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical
    Depression Aere as it moved over Kyushu on July 5. The large and ragged
    storm sported a cloud-filled center of circulation located over Kyushu
    while convective bands associated with the storm reached far northwest
    over the island of Shikoku, bringing rain across a swath of more than
    300 miles (483 km).

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 7/5/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (241.1 KB), 500m (749.7 KB), 250m (2.2 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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