Acquired June 2, 2010, this natural-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Phet off the southeastern coast of Oman.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
Acquired June 3, 2010, this natural-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Phet spanning most of the coastline of Oman.
Severe Storms
The storm became the third strongest on record for the Arabian Sea, but it was ripped apart by wind shear before reaching land.
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The storm reached the coast of the Arabian Peninsula with maximum winds between 120-130 kilometers per hour.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms
This color-coded image shows the storm track and rainfall amounts for Tropical Cyclone Phet from May 31 to June 6, 2010.
In the span of a week, the region has been hammered by back-to-back tropical cyclones.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms
The swirling clouds of Cyclone Phet cover much of northern Oman and all of the Gulf of Oman in this photo-like satellite image from June 4, 2010.
The tropical cyclone quickly intensified over 36 hours to arrive as a category 4 storm.
Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
At the time of this image, the strengthening storm was headed for northeastern Queensland.
Atmosphere Severe Storms
Acquired November 11, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Storm Phyan straddling the coastline of India, near the Pakistan border.