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NASA image acquired February 13, 2011
Tropical Cyclone Bingiza made landfall on Madagascar on February 14, 2011. The U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that, as of about noon Madagascar time on February 14, Bingiza had maximum sustained winds of 85 knots (155 kilometers per hour) and gusts up to 105 knots (195 kilometers per hour). The storm was located roughly 250 nautical miles (465 kilometers) northeast of Antananarivo.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image at 10:00 a.m. local time on February 13, 2011. Bingiza’s eye approaches northern Madagascar, and a spiral arm grazes Antananarivo.
Although Bingiza would weaken somewhat over land, the storm was expected to re-strengthen after passing over northern Madagascar, thanks to high sea surface temperatures. The JTWC forecast that, on the western side of Madagascar, the storm would travel southward, roughly tracing the island’s west coast.
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.
Instrument: Terra - MODIS
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Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
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Cyclone Larry a Category 5 Cyclone wiped out the farmlands and infrastructure that supports the tourism industry in this beach side community at 7am Monday 20 March 2006. Picture downloaded from <a www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/ during the cyclones development.
this is the tail end of cyclone funa that passed over my house, we got some winds, about 100km/h.
Strange weather..a beautiful day with intermittant ripping winds and a beautiful sky to look at.
My daughter remarked that it was like watching the sea in the sky.....
Cyclone Larry a Category 5 Cyclone hit the North Queensland, Australia Coast just after 7 am on 20 March 2006.