Tropical Cyclone 10s (Dina)

  • Credit

    Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

Tropical Cyclone 10S (Dina) northeast of Mauritius and Reunion Islands.

Tropical Cyclone Dina is buffeting the islands of Mauritius (obscured by cloud) and Reunion (to the southwest) in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Madagascar (far left). This true-color MODIS image was made from data acquired on January 21, 2002, at roughly 11:00 am local time. Dina is a powerful storm, with maximum sustained winds of over 138 miles per hour with gusts up to 167 mph as of Tuesday, January 22. Wind gusts are predicted to increase to over 195 mph, and the seas around the islands are roiling, with waves as high as 40 ft.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2002-01-21

  • Event Start Date

    2002-01-20

  • NH Image ID

    1609

  • NH Event ID

    1607

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-01-22