Satellite sees large Tropical Depression 9 in the Gulf of Mexico
Although the center of Tropical Depression 9 moved away from Cuba and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, western Cuba was still getting drenched from the system. A visible image from NOAA's...
View ArticleNASA gets 2 views of Tropical Depression 8 off the Carolina coast
NASA got a look at Tropical Depression 8 in infrared and visible light as it started moving away from the coast of North Carolina.
View ArticleIntensifying Tropical Depression 9 checked by NASA
Heavy rainfall is a big part of Tropical Depression 9, which is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission, or GPM, core satellite passed over the gulf in space...
View ArticleNASA's Terra satellite sees development of Depression 15W
Tropical Depression 15W has formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead and analyzed the storm in infrared light.
View ArticleNASA satellite sees dissipation of Tropical Depression 8
NASA's Terra satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 8 as it was dissipating about 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
View ArticleNASA sees Hermine's twin towers
In order for Hermine or any other tropical depression, to intensify there must be a pathway for heat energy from the ocean surface to enter the atmosphere. For Hermine, the conduit may have been one of...
View ArticleNASA's Terra satellite sees small burst in Tropical Depression Madeline
Although Tropical Storm Madeline weakened to a depression, infrared satellite imagery showed a small burst of strength in the storm as strong thunderstorms developed near the center of the storm.
View ArticleNASA sees Namtheun dissipating in the Sea of Japan
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Sea of Japan and saw Tropical Depression Namtheun weakening.
View ArticleTropical Depression 16W slowly intensifying and heading away from Guam
Tropical Depression 16W in the northwestern Pacific Ocean was spotted by the Terra satellite on September 08, 2016. The storm is currently moving northwest toward the island of Guam at 8 mph. It is...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Storm 18W moving into Philippine sea
Tropical Depression 18W formed west of Guam and strengthened into a tropical storm. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite saw the storm heading into the Philippine Sea early on Sept. 12.
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Depression Rai over Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
After Tropical Depression 19W moved ashore in central Vietnam NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the system and found some powerful thunderstorms over Thailand, Vietnam and Laos capable of...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Depression 24W moving toward Philippines
Tropical Depression 24W formed on Oct. 12 and continued to move west toward the Philippines on Oct. 13, 2016.
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Storm Sarika approaching the Philippines
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible look at Tropical Storm Sarika after it formed and continued tracking toward the Philippines. Sarika was formerly known as Tropical Depression 24W.
View ArticleNASA animation shows Seymour becomes a hurricane
Tropical Depression 20 formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday and by Monday at 11 a.m. it exploded into a hurricane named Seymour. An animation of satellite imagery created by NASA shows the...
View ArticleTropical depression morphs into Meari in one day
Tropical Storm Meari began as a tropical depression numbered 26W north-northwest of Yap in the early morning hours of November 3, 2016. Later that day it intensified into Tropical Storm Meari.
View ArticleNASA sees heavy rain in Tropical Depression Ma-on
Tropical cyclones have been forming frequently in the Western Pacific Ocean since July 2016. Thirty-six named tropical cyclones have formed in the Western Pacific in less than five months with 14 of...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Storm Otto develop, threaten central America
As Tropical Storm Otto formed in the southwestern Caribbean north of Panama on Nov. 21 the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite analyzed the strengthening storm.
View ArticleNASA spots Tropical Depression 30W form in Northwestern Pacific
NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured infrared data on newly formed Tropical Depression 30W. The satellite imagery showed that the storm contained some strong...
View ArticleNASA spots Tropical Storm Nock-ten intensify
NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Nock-ten after it strengthened from a tropical depression.
View ArticleNASA spots short-lived Tropical Depression 01W
In just 24 hours after Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Philippine Sea it was already falling apart. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the depression and saw the large, weakening...
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