Hurricane Frances (06L) off Puerto Rico (afternoon overpass)

Hurricane Frances (06L) off Puerto Rico (afternoon overpass)

  • Credit:

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on August 31, 2004, at 17:55 UTC (1:55 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Frances was located approximately 230 km (140 miles) north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico and was moving towards the west near 26 km/hr (16 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 225 km/hr (140 mph) and the storm’s minimum central pressure was down to 942 millibars.

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  • Sensor:

    Aqua - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    August 31, 2004

  • Visualization Date:

    September 1, 2004
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