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Typhoon Sudal

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

The MODIS instrument on board NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Sudal off the Philippines on April 12 at 2:10 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 6 mph.

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

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