Typhoon Ele

Typhoon Ele was moving north in the central Pacific on September 4, 2002

Hurricane Ele became Typhoon Ele as it crossed the International Date Line this past weekend. The typhoon/hurricane be seen in the central Pacific in this true-color image taken on September 2, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA?s Aqua spacecraft. As of September 4, the typhoon was several hundred miles east of the International Date Line and making its way north through the Pacific, packing sustained winds of up to 92 miles (148 kilometers) per hour. The hurricane is expected to change direction and move northwest before dropping in intensity and turning into a tropical storm.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2002-09-02

  • Event Start Date

    2002-08-26

  • NH Image ID

    4742

  • NH Event ID

    4636

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-09-04