AIRS Image of Michael (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Image of Michael

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NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Michael on Oct. 8 at 2:47 p.m. EDT (1847 UTC). AIRS detected strongest storms around the center and in a thick band of storms feeding into the center from the eastern quadrant. In those areas cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius). Storms with cloud top temperatures that cold have the capability to produce heavy rainfall.

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Image Credit: NASA JPL, Heidar Thrastarson

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