The hurricane is among the longest-lived cyclones of 2018, and the storm’s winds had plenty of time to rage and ease as they ran into different environmental conditions.
Published Sep 14, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Remote Sensing
This comparison shows how a forecast from the high resolution Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5, the world’s highest resolution global climate model, stacks up against GOES satellite images showing actual cloud patterns for February 6, 2010.
Published Jun 9, 2010
With winds of 135 miles per hour, a powerful storm surge, and heavy rains, the category 4 hurricane pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast, triggering deadly flooding.
Published Aug 30, 2005
A remarkable slowdown led to a prolonged lashing from winds, waves, and rain that devastated Grand Bahama Island.
Published Sep 4, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
“Katrina is comparable in intensity to Hurricane Camille of 1969, only larger,”warned the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, August 28, 2005. By this time, Hurricane Katrina was set to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States, with winds of 257 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) and stronger gusts.
Published Aug 28, 2005
The storm was expected to make landfall on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, while marching straight up the Mississippi River basin.
Published Aug 29, 2012
Although it arrived several weeks shy of the official start of the hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Andrea became the first named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. By May 9, the storm’s winds reached 75 kilometers per hour (45 miles per hour).
Published May 10, 2007
