March 9, 2022 - Tropical Cyclone Gombe

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Tropical Storm Gombe formed over the Indian Ocean on March 7, 2022,
spinning up over open water northeast of Madagascar. Late that evening,
the storm made landfall along the northeastern coast, becoming the
fifth cyclone to make a direct hit on Madagascar in the last six weeks.
According to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination Center (GDACS),
Tropical Storm Gombe carried maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (40.4
mph) when it came ashore over southern Antsiranana Province.

Once onshore, Gombe quickly weakened to tropical depression strength as
it continued moving westward over the island. Although Tropical Storm
Gombe is not a particularly strong system, it brings heavy wind and
potentially torrential rains to an area already soaked from earlier
cyclones.

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) expects Tropical Cyclone Gombe
to move offshore and over the Mozambique Channel on March 8 and
strengthen as it drifts west-southwestward to make landfall over
Mozambique later this week. The warm sea surface temperatures in the
Mozambique Channel will help fuel steady intensification. Gombe is
expected to reach peak sustained wind speeds of 86 mph (138 km/h) or
more by March 10, equivalent to a Category 1 storm on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Cyclone
Gombe on March 8. The storm has moved westward after making landfall
and the large cloud-filled center sits near the center of Madagascar.
Nearly one-third of the northern portion of Madagascar sits under
Gombe’s convective bands, where heavy rains are located.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 3/8/2022
Resolutions: 1km (505.5 KB), 500m (1.6 MB), 250m (4.8 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-03-09

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