Typhoon Sinlaku

On September 7, 2002, Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall over eastern China.

Typhoon Sinlaku can be seen south of Japan in this true-color image taken on September 3, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA?s Aqua spacecraft. As of September 4, the hurricane was moving straight towards Taiwan and packing sustained winds of 104 miles (167 kilometers) per hour. The storm is likely to make landfall in Taiwan by the morning of September 5.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2002-09-03

  • Event Start Date

    2002-08-28

  • NH Image ID

    4739

  • NH Event ID

    4637

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-09-04