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Tropical Storm Alex (01L) off South Carolina

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Aqua spacecraft captured this true-color image of Tropical Storm Alex on August 2, 2004, at 2:25 PM EDT. At the time this image was taken, Alex had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph with higher gusts and the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami was forecasting Alex to become a hurricane within 24 hours.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 2, 2004
Data acquired August 2, 2004

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collection:
Visible Earth