Storms in California

Acquired January 20, 2010, this true-color image shows an apostrophe-shaped storm, looking slightly like a hurricane without most of its center, over the California coast. Isolated areas of clear sky show the Central Valley and Baja Peninsula.

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NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott based on image interpretation by Walt Meier, National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Published January 21, 2010
Data acquired January 20, 2010

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Aqua > MODIS