July 17, 2016
July 2016 was a busy time for tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific.
On July 17, 2016, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this natural-color image of Hurricane Darby and Tropical Storm Estelle.
The National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 80 knots (90 kilometers per hour) for Darby and 60 knots (70 kilometers) for Estelle on July 17. These two storms follow on the heels of three other named storms that occurred in the Eastern Pacific recently—Agatha, Blas, and Celia.
References & Resources
- National Hurricane Center (2016, July 18)Eastern North Pacific. Accessed July 18, 2016.
- Unisys Weather (2016, July 18) 2016 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Eastern Pacific. Accessed July 18, 2016.
- Weather Underground (2016, July 18) Eastern Pacific Parade Continues. Accessed July 18, 2016.
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.
