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Tropical Cyclone Trevor has triggered warnings in Queensland, Australia, with NASA's Terra satellite analysis suggesting strong storm conditions. The storm is expected to reach hurricane-force and make landfall near the Queensland/Northern Territories border, prompting forecasts of heavy rainfall.
Tropical Cyclone Savannah weakened as high clouds filtered over its eye, revealing a defined center but an elongated shape. The storm's maximum sustained winds were near 60 knots (69 mph/111 kph) and it is forecast to continue tracking west-southwestward before dissipating by March 22.
The NASA-NOAA satellite revealed a burst of strong storms in Tropical Depression 03W, indicating vertical wind shear effects. The storm's circulation center was displaced from the bulk of clouds and precipitation.
Tropical Cyclone Idai is moving in a westerly direction after making landfall in Mozambique, affecting provinces of Zambézia, Sofala, Manica, Tete, and Inhambane with moderate to strong rains and severe thunderstorms.
Tropical Cyclone Savannah is a low-pressure system strengthening in the Southern Indian Ocean. It will intensify to 80 knots before weakening over the next few days.
NASA's Aqua satellite provides critical infrared data on Tropical Cyclone Idai before its landfall, indicating cloud top temperatures as low as -63 degrees Fahrenheit. This suggests extremely strong storms with the potential to create severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in Mozambique.
Tropical Cyclone Idai is approaching the coast of Mozambique with cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating powerful thunderstorms. NASA's Terra satellite captured infrared data showing Idai's eye is about 20 nautical miles wide, with maximum sustained winds near 103.6 mph.
Tropical Cyclone Idai was spotted in the Mozambique Channel by NASA's Terra satellite on March 12. The cyclone maintained a well-defined eye despite high clouds and was forecast to intensify before making landfall near Beira, Mozambique.
Tropical Cyclone Idai was detected by NASA's Aqua satellite on March 11, 2019, with powerful thunderstorms wrapping around an eye obscured by high clouds. The storm was forecast to make landfall near Beira, Mozambique as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 knots.
Tropical Cyclone Haleh is being affected by northerly wind shear, causing it to weaken. The storm has maximum sustained winds of near 40 knots (46 mph/74 kph) and is forecast to turn to the north-northeast.
Tropical Cyclone Haleh continues to weaken due to wind shear and cooler waters, falling below the hurricane threshold. The storm has become elongated from outside winds, affecting its rotation and strength.
Tropical Cyclone Haleh is weakening due to moderate to strong vertical wind shear, causing its elongation and eventual transition into an extra-tropical storm. The storm has decreased maximum sustained winds to 75 knots (86 mph/139 kph) and is forecast to continue weakening in two days.
Tropical Cyclone Haleh intensified into a hurricane-force storm with cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating strong storms with the capability to produce heavy rainfall. The storm is expected to continue weakening before becoming extra-tropical in five days.
NASA's Aqua satellite captures visible image of Tropical Cyclone Pola, revealing a developing eye. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects the storm to weaken and transition into an extra-tropical storm.
Wutip's weakening was caused by vertical wind shear and cooler waters, which knocked out the storm's winds. The depression is expected to make a turn toward the west with decreased forward speed over the next 24 hours.
Tropical Cyclone Pola was passing near Fiji when NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the storm in infrared light, finding cloud top temperatures getting colder. Colder cloud tops indicate a strengthening storm with strong thunderstorms capable of creating heavy rain.
Tropical Cyclone Pola has shown strong storm characteristics, indicating a high risk of heavy rainfall. The storm is expected to strengthen and reach peak strength as a tropical storm on Feb. 27.
Tropical Cyclone Wutip strengthened into a powerful super typhoon, with NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite capturing a clear eye 25 nautical miles wide. The storm is expected to weaken due to an eyewall replacement cycle and increased vertical wind shear.
The NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided a wide view of Tropical Cyclone Oma in the Southern Pacific Ocean, capturing its massive size and weakening signs. The storm's elongation is a sign of weakening due to northeasterly winds pushing clouds and thunderstorms into the southern quadrant.
NASA's Aqua satellite uses infrared analysis to track Tropical Cyclone Oma's strongest storms, finding cloud top temperatures as cold as -63 degrees Fahrenheit. The storm is expected to weaken due to increased wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures.
Typhoon Wutip shows strong thunderstorms with cloud top temperatures as cold as -80 degrees Fahrenheit, indicative of a powerful storm. The National Weather Service has issued warnings for affected areas, predicting the typhoon to intensify and pass southwest of the Mariana Islands.
Tropical Cyclone Oma is a large hurricane with a well-defined eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms. The system struggled to intensify due to its large size, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Tropical Depression 02W has strengthened into a tropical storm, with NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite capturing visible images of its organized center. The storm is forecast to intensify and potentially become a typhoon, affecting Guam and the surrounding areas.
Tropical Cyclone Oma brought strong thunderstorms and powerful winds to New Caledonia, located east of Australia, on February 19. The storm's eye was surrounded by the southern Pacific Ocean, with the northern tip of the island near its eyewall.
Tropical Cyclone Oma continued to intensify in the Southern Pacific Ocean, posing a significant threat to Vanuatu. NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the storm, showing a large area of thunderstorms wrapping into the center.
NASA's Aqua satellite provides visible image of Tropical Cyclone Gelena transitioning into a subtropical storm, characterized by asymmetric wind patterns and cloud top warming. The storm is expected to continue moving through the Southern Indian Ocean over the next day until it dissipates.
Tropical Cyclone Gelena is being weakened by strong northerly wind shear. The satellite imagery shows clouds pushed south of the center, reducing the storm's power.
Tropical Cyclone Oma has been located northwest of the island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, prompting heavy rainfall and flash flooding warnings for several provinces. The satellite imagery revealed a large area of powerful thunderstorms wrapping into the low-level center.
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Oma, showing a circular center with thunderstorms wrapping into it. Gale force winds are expected to affect provinces in Vanuatu, with heavy rainfalls and flash flooding forecasted.
NASA's Terra satellite captured visible imagery of Tropical Storm Gelena in the Southern Indian Ocean on Feb 13. The storm was centered near 26 degrees north latitude and 79 degrees east longitude, with maximum sustained winds near 55 knots.
Tropical Cyclone Oma formed northwest of Vanuatu, with maximum sustained winds near 45 knots (52 mph/83 kph). The cyclone is forecast to strengthen slightly over the next two days before weakening, bringing damaging gale force winds and heavy rainfall.
Tropical Cyclone Gelena is being weakened due to strong westerly winds and wind shear, causing its rotation to be skewed. The storm is expected to dissipate in two days as it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures.
Wind shear weakened Tropical Cyclone Gelena to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds near 63 mph. Forecasters predict dissipation of the storm by February 14, three days from observation.
Tropical Cyclone Neil developed on February 9 with maximum sustained winds near 35 knots and dissipated by February 10. Wind shear played a significant role in weakening the storm, as observed by NASA's Aqua satellite.
Tropical Cyclone Gelena's coldest cloud top temperatures were recorded in the northwestern quadrant, indicating high rain-generating clouds. Maximum sustained winds near 105 knots (121 mph) are forecast to strengthen and then weaken within 24 hours.
Tropical Cyclone Funani's strongest rains wrapped around the center and extended northwest, with heaviest rainfall found around the center and a fragmented band of thunderstorms northwest. Rainfall rates reached up to 13 mm per hour, as the storm continued to move southeast towards Mauritius.
Tropical Cyclone Gelena is strengthening off Madagascar's northeastern coast, with forecasters predicting rapid intensification and a close passage to Mauritius. The storm will reach peak winds of 120 knots on Feb 9 as it approaches Rodrigues Island.
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Funani revealing a small pinhole eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms. The storm rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 115 knots.
Tropical Cyclone Gelena intensified rapidly after its formation as Tropical Depression 13S. The storm developed a cloud-filled eye and bands of thunderstorms wrapping into the low-level center, according to NASA's Aqua satellite imagery.
Tropical Storm Funani is experiencing heavy rainfall southwest of its center, with rain falling at a rate of 1.2 inches per hour. The storm is rapidly strengthening and will intensify to 105 knots within two days before weakening.
Tropical Cyclone 12S has developed in the Southern Indian Ocean, with NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite capturing its formation on Feb. 5, 2019. The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane-force storm by Feb. 7, affecting the Republic of Mauritius.
Tropical Cyclone Riley was affected by easterly wind shear, which pushed clouds and storms west of its center. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured a visible image of the storm on January 29, 2019.
A WCS study finds Tropical Cyclone Winston damaged homes and fisheries in Fiji, with mud crab fisheries particularly vulnerable. The cyclone led to a significant decline in catch rates and local consumption of crabs, affecting women fishers who rely on them for income.
Tropical Cyclone Cilida rapidly intensified off the coast of Mauritius, with maximum sustained winds reaching 135 knots. The storm is expected to strengthen before weakening in four days, transitioning into an extra-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Cyclone Kenanga is weakening due to dry air within the storm. The GPM satellite captured the storm's eye filling in and powerful storms south of its center producing heavy rainfall.
Tropical Cyclone Cilida showed a cloud-covered eye with powerful thunderstorms circling its 18 nautical mile wide center. The storm intensified rapidly by 55 knots in 24 hours due to warm sea surface temperatures and light outside winds.
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite observed two Category 2 hurricanes, Tropical Cyclone Kenanga and Tropical Cyclone Cilida, in the Southern Indian Ocean on Dec. 20, 2018. Both storms were sporting an eye and had maximum sustained winds near 90 knots (103.6 mph).
Tropical Cyclone Kenanga generated powerful thunderstorms reaching high into the troposphere, resulting in extreme rainfall as confirmed by NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission. The heaviest rainfall was found in the storm's southeastern quadrant, with rates exceeding 161 mm per hour.
NASA analyzed cloud top temperatures of Tropical Cyclone Cilida using the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument. The results show strong storms with coldest temperatures as low as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating heavy rain capabilities.
Tropical Cyclone Kenanga was at hurricane-force when captured by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite on Dec. 18. The image showed the eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms and a large band of storms extending from the south to east.
NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image revealing two small areas of strong thunderstorms with cloud top temperatures as cold as -63 degrees Fahrenheit. These conditions are indicative of heavy rain generation, suggesting the potential for further storm activity.
Tropical Cyclone Kenanga strengthened into a tropical storm over the Southern Indian Ocean, with rainfall rates reaching up to 119 mm/h. NASA's Aqua and GPM satellites captured detailed data on rainfall, temperature, and storm structure.
Tropical Depression Phethai made landfall in southeastern India on Dec 17, causing significant wind shear that affected the storm's trajectory. NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Phethai after its landfall, revealing the bulk of clouds and showers north and east of the center of circulation.
Tropical Cyclone Owen strengthened as it moved east through the Gulf of Carpentaria towards a landfall in western Queensland. The storm was categorized as a Category 3 system with maximum sustained winds near 120 kilometers per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Owen has intensified over the Gulf of Carpentaria, with NASA's GPM satellite detecting extremely heavy rainfall rates up to 97 mm/h in the Arafura Sea. The storm is expected to continue strengthening and potentially reach Category 4 intensity by Friday.
Tropical Cyclone Owen's center was surrounded by intense storms with cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The cyclone is expected to move slowly and may reach category 3 intensity, bringing destructive winds along the Northern Territory coast.
NASA's GPM mission provided detailed data on rainfall rates within Tropical Cyclone Owen's remnants as they approached the Queensland coast. The satellite's instruments revealed intense rainfall rates of over 32.4 mm/h and 52 mm/h in feeder bands, indicating a potentially intensified cyclone.
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Owen showing a consolidating low level circulation center with deep convection building over the center. Sea surface temperatures are conducive for future tropical cyclone development, and forecast models indicate potential development over the next 24-36 hours.
Tropical Cyclone Owen formed in the Southern Pacific Ocean and produced heavy downpours, with rain rates reaching over 53 mm/hour near its center. The GPM satellite captured powerful storms on the eastern side of the cyclone, dropping rain at a rate of over 94 mm/hour
NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data revealed that Tropical Storm Usagi dropped moderate to heavy rain along its path in Southeast Asia. The analysis showed the storm produced over 350 mm of rainfall in Vietnam, causing widespread flooding around Ho Chi Minh City.