Satellite: Terra Date Acquired: 08/21/2008 Resolutions: 1km (533.6 KB) 500m (1.6 MB) 250m (7.2 MB) Bands Used: 1,4,3 Credit: Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC View this image interactively

Tropical Storm Fay hovers over the southeastern United States in this image captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on August 21, 2008. Fay hit Florida on August 19, as you can see in this previous image causing what Florida’s governor called catastrophic flooding.

On August 21, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast that Fay would cross back over Florida, but would move slowly. The center stated that the storm warning remained in effect from Fort Pierce, Florida, to the Savannah River bordering Georgia and South Carolina. The center also predicted storm surge flooding of 1 to 3 feet (0.3 to 0.9 meters) above normal tides.

Curator: Brandon Maccherone
NASA Official: Shannell Cardwell