The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft captured this true-color image of Tropical Storm Alex on August 2, 2004 at 2:25 PM EDT. At the time this image was taken, Alex had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph with higher gusts and the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami was forecasting Alex to become a hurricane within 24 hours.
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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of Hurricane Alex on August 4, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. EDT.