Typhoon Halong (10W) off Japan

Typhoon Halong continued to hover off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on July 16, 2002. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from that date shows the storm draped over the northern portion of the island. The storm moved quickly up the coast of Japan, but still brought heavy rains and flooding, and disrupted trains and air traffic across Japan. The storm came within the same week as Typhoon Chataan, and the region is already looking ahead to predicted track of another Typhoon, Fengshen, which is moving toward northwest through the western Pacific.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 16, 2002
Data acquired July 16 - 16, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Typhoons

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Floods

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response