image: Tropical Depression Huaning, also known as 06W for the sixth tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean made landfall in southeastern China, and NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of its landfall. Huaning made landfall at on July 13 at 8 p.m. EDT along the east China coast, approximately 330 nautical miles northeast of Hong Kong, and it had a minimum central pressure of 1002 millibars. NASA's Terra satellite flew over Huaning on July 13 at 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time hours after its center crossed the China coast. The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on Terra provided a dramatic image of Huaning as it started moving inland over southeast China with sustained winds near 25 knots (28 mph). Huaning was located near 26.0 degrees north latitude and 119.0 east longitude, inland over southeast China, directly south of the city of Yangzhongzhai. This city is situated in Minhou, Fujian, China and is west of the coastal city of Fuzhou. The tropical depression is expected to continue tracking north-northeast over land for the next day or two until it dissipates southwest of Shanghai. view more
Credit: Caption: NASA, Rob Gutro Image: NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team