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August 2, 2016 - Tropical Storm Mirinae (05W) approaching China
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Tropical Depression 05W strengthened into a tropical storm and was renamed Mirinae on July 26, 2016, as NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the South China Sea, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard to capture this true-color image. Tropical Storm Mirinae appeared somewhat elongated as it approached China’s Hainan Island, evidence that it was battling moderate vertical wind shear.
Tropical Storm Mirinae made landfall over Dong’ao, Wanning in Hainan Province at 14:20 UTC (10:20 a.m. EDT) on July 26, carrying winds of about 100 km/h (62 mph). The strong, gusting winds felled trees, dropped power lines, and caused travel delays at airports, on trains, and on roadways.
After passing over Hainan, the storm made landfall over the northeast coast of Vietnam around 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) on July 27. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) reported that surface winds from Bach Long Vi Island, Vietnam, peaked at about 88.4 km/h (55.3 mph). The weakening storm brought heavy flooding to Vietnam, with reports of at least 3 deaths in that country.
The JTWC issued their final warning on Mirinae at 1500 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) on July 27. At that time, Mirinae was located about 58 nautical miles south-southeast of Hanoi, Vietnam. The center of the storm was near 20.3 degrees north latitude and 106.0 degrees east longitude. Maximum sustained winds were near 83.3 km/h (51.7 mph). The storm dissipated on July 28.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 7/26/2016
Resolutions:
1km (959.2 KB), 500m (3.2 MB), 250m (7.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Tropical Depression 05W strengthened into a tropical storm and was renamed Mirinae on July 26, 2016, as NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the South China Sea, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard to capture this true-color image. Tropical Storm Mirinae appeared somewhat elongated as it approached China’s Hainan Island, evidence that it was battling moderate vertical wind shear.
Tropical Storm Mirinae made landfall over Dong’ao, Wanning in Hainan Province at 14:20 UTC (10:20 a.m. EDT) on July 26, carrying winds of about 100 km/h (62 mph). The strong, gusting winds felled trees, dropped power lines, and caused travel delays at airports, on trains, and on roadways.
After passing over Hainan, the storm made landfall over the northeast coast of Vietnam around 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) on July 27. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) reported that surface winds from Bach Long Vi Island, Vietnam, peaked at about 88.4 km/h (55.3 mph). The weakening storm brought heavy flooding to Vietnam, with reports of at least 3 deaths in that country.
The JTWC issued their final warning on Mirinae at 1500 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) on July 27. At that time, Mirinae was located about 58 nautical miles south-southeast of Hanoi, Vietnam. The center of the storm was near 20.3 degrees north latitude and 106.0 degrees east longitude. Maximum sustained winds were near 83.3 km/h (51.7 mph). The storm dissipated on July 28.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 7/26/2016
Resolutions:
1km (959.2 KB), 500m (3.2 MB), 250m (7.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
