Hurricane Iselle - August 2014
August 8, 2014 - Tropical Storm Iselle, recently downgraded from hurricane status, made a rare landfall on the Big Island of Hawaii. Had the storm made landfall as a hurricane, it would have been the first to make landfall on the Big Island in recorded history. The center of the storm came on shore about 5 miles east of Pahala, on the islands southern shore, at 2:30 AM HST, with maximum sustained winds around 60 mph.
ATMS Brightness temperatures for all 22 channels from August 1-8.
August 1
Channel 17
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170119120525im_/https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/images/Iselle/BT/20140801/SDR_map.17.png)
Images of ATMS brightness temperature from channel 17 show Iselle weakening as it encounters the colder waters of the Central Pacific.
![VIIRS DNB Image of Tropical Storm Iselle - August 8 VIIRS DNB image of Tropical Storm Iselle - August 8](images/Iselle/Iselle_DNB.png)
A VIIRS Day/Night Band image retrieved shortly before landfall. The storm had been weakened considerably by interaction with the large volcanoes on the island and colder water surrounding it. Source: Curtis Seaman, CIRA
![VIIRS True Color Image of Hurricane Iselle - August 7 VIIRS True Color Image of Hurricane Iselle - August 7](images/Iselle/Iselle_TrueColor.png)
A VIIRS True Color composite image retrieved on August 7, as the storm approched the Hawaiian Islands.
![CrIS Image of Hurricane Iselle - August 7 CrIS Image of Hurricane Iselle - August 7](images/Iselle/Iselle_CrIS.png)
Images of the 11 um brightness temperature shows both Iselle as it approaches Hawaii, and Hurricane Julio, which would ultimately pass to the north of the islands.