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
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-07-06
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