Felicia had a compact, strong center, surrounded by distinctive bands of strong wind when QuikSCAT acquired this image on August 6, 2009.
Published Aug 7, 2009Hurricane Dolly intensified to a Category 2 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on July 23, 2008, just before it bore down on South Padre Island off the South Texas coast. At its strongest, the storm’s winds reached sustained speeds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour), with gusting winds reaching even higher speeds. Dolly dissipated as it traveled inland, falling back to tropical storm status as of July 24.
Published Jul 24, 2008This view of the wind speed and direction of Tropical Storm Hilda was captured by the QuikSCAT satellite on August 24, 2009.
Published Aug 25, 2009Hurricane Ida has a concentrated center of strong winds in this visualization of the storm’s wind field as observed by the QuikSCAT satellite on November 9, 2009.
Published Nov 9, 2009