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August 30, 2010 - Hurricane Danielle (06L) in the Atlantic Ocean
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Hurricane Danielle shows a well-formed eye and broad, sharply curved rainbands typical of a strengthening storm on August 26, 2010 when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image as it passed overhead. At the time the image was captured, the maximum sustained wind speeds were near 85 knots (98 mph) according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
Danielle formed off the coast of the Cape Verde islands as a tropical depression on August 21, 2010. On August 27, it became the first major hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, when the maximum sustained windspeed peaked at 120 knots (138 mph,) making her a Category 4 Hurricane.
Although the storm has stayed over open ocean, the east coast of the United State and Bermuda have felt effects, including powerful rip currents. On August 28, the Ocean City, Maryland, Beach Patrol reported performing 250 rescues, with the loss of one swimmer to rip currents.
As of 5:00 p.m. AST on August 29, Danielle continued as a Category 1 hurricane over the open Atlantic Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (70 knots). She was located 605 miles (975 km) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland, tracking towards the north-northeast at 29 m (46 km) per hour. According to the NHC, the storm was expected to continue to weaken over the next 48 hours, becoming an extra tropical cyclone in about two days.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/26/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Hurricane Danielle shows a well-formed eye and broad, sharply curved rainbands typical of a strengthening storm on August 26, 2010 when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image as it passed overhead. At the time the image was captured, the maximum sustained wind speeds were near 85 knots (98 mph) according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
Danielle formed off the coast of the Cape Verde islands as a tropical depression on August 21, 2010. On August 27, it became the first major hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, when the maximum sustained windspeed peaked at 120 knots (138 mph,) making her a Category 4 Hurricane.
Although the storm has stayed over open ocean, the east coast of the United State and Bermuda have felt effects, including powerful rip currents. On August 28, the Ocean City, Maryland, Beach Patrol reported performing 250 rescues, with the loss of one swimmer to rip currents.
As of 5:00 p.m. AST on August 29, Danielle continued as a Category 1 hurricane over the open Atlantic Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (70 knots). She was located 605 miles (975 km) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland, tracking towards the north-northeast at 29 m (46 km) per hour. According to the NHC, the storm was expected to continue to weaken over the next 48 hours, becoming an extra tropical cyclone in about two days.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/26/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
