March 6, 2017
Tropical Cyclone Enawo is lined up to make a direct hit on Madagascar as a powerful category 3 or category 4 storm. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the storm at 1:10 p.m. local time (10:10 Universal Time) on March 6, 2017. Forecasters expect that the unusually moist storm could drop as much as 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in some areas.
References & Resources
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2017, February 14) Tropical Cyclone 09S (Enawo) Warning #08 . Accessed March 6, 2017.
- Mashable (2017, March 6) Madagascar Braces for Extreme Rains From Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Enawo. Accessed March 6, 2017.
- Unisys Weather (2017, March 6) Enawo. Accessed March 6, 2017.
- Weather Underground (2017, March 6) Madagascar Braces for Extreme Rains From Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Enawo. Accessed March 6, 2017.
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.
