April 1, 2023 - Tropical Cyclone Herman

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On March 30, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on the Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical
Cyclone Herman intensifying as it tracked towards Australia.

The storm formed near Cocos (Kelling) islands, a remote territory of
Australia in the Indian Ocean on March 28. By the end of the day on
March 30, maximum sustained winds had increased to 115 mph (185 km/h),
placing it as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind
Scale. Near the time the image was acquired, the strong storm was
located about 1,367 km (850 miles) northwest of Learmonth, Australia
and heading southeast, directly toward that location.

On March 31, Tropical Cyclone Herman reached peak strength, with
maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (201 km/h). Fortunately, the track
forecast by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has Herman slowing
forward motion as it weakens and turns away from Australia. By April 2,
the storm is expected to be a remnant low traveling northwest over the
open Indian Ocean.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 3/30/2023
Resolutions: 1km (667.6 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (1.1 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=2023-04-01

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