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Typhoon Sudal

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Apr 12, 2004
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2004-04-11 00:00:00
April 11, 2004

The MODIS instrument onboard the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Sudal swirling in the Pacific waters east of the Philippines on April 11 at 4:25 UTC. At the time this image was taken, Sudal was packing sustained winds of 132 mph with gusts to 146 mph and moving towards the northwest at 7 mph.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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