Hurricanes Iselle and Julio Nearing the Hawaiian Islands | #fultonwx #txwx In early August 2014, not one but two hurricanes were headed for the Hawaiian Islands. Storms arriving from the east are a relative rarity, and landfalling storms are also pretty infrequent. On Aug. 5, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite captured natural-color images of both Iselle and Hurricane Julio en route to Hawaii. This image is a composite of three satellite passes over the tropical Pacific Ocean in the early afternoon. Note that Iselle’s eyewall had grown less distinct; the storm had decreased to category 2 intensity. The bright shading toward the center-left of the image is sunglint, the reflection of sunlight off the water and directly back at the satellite sensor. For higher resolution, be sure and view photos full screen. Latest storm images and data: NASA Hurricane Image Credit: NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response Satellite Movie Shows Three Tropical Cyclones in Eastern Pacific youtu.be/Fbpe2HKGylo For Daily Tidbits and Weather, Like or Subscribe to: facebook/FultonWeather ®
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:14:13 +0000