February 3, 2022 - Tropical Cyclone Batsirai

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Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
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Just two weeks after being soaked by flooding rain from Tropical Storm
Ana, citizens of Madagascar braced for the arrival of another potent
cyclone. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of Tropical
Cyclone Batsirai on February 2, 2022. Around the time this image was
acquired, Batsirai had sustained winds of 235 kilometers (145 miles)
per hour, placing it in Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind
Scale.

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai is moving south-westward over the Indian
Ocean and is expected to pass north of Mauritius and Réunion on
February 2-3 local time, with maximum sustained winds between 195-215
km/h. (121-134 mph), or a strong Category 3/weak Category 4 storm. As
of February 2, reports from Mauritius note heavy rainfall and strong
winds have reached the island and have already caused flight
disruptions. Forecasts from the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center
suggest the cyclone is likely to weaken somewhat before make landfall
in central-eastern Madagascar late on February 4.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/2/2022
Resolutions: 1km (523.6 KB), 500m (1.6 MB), 250m (4.5 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=2022-02-03

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