The remnants of former Tropical Storm Beryl are being battered by upper level winds, and that’s fragmenting them even more. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and found some of those scattered thunderstorms were strong.
The remnants of former Tropical Storm Beryl are being battered by upper level winds, and that’s fragmenting them even more. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and found some of those scattered thunderstorms were strong.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Beryl’s remnants on July 13 at 2:05 a.m. EDT (0605 UTC) and analyzed the storm in infrared light. Infrared light provides temperature data and that's important when trying to understand how strong storms can be. The higher the cloud tops, the colder and the stronger they are.
NASA's Aqua satellite identified a few scattered storms with coldest cloud top temperatures near minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit/minus 53 degrees Celsius). Storms with cloud top temperatures that cold have the capability to produce heavy rainfall.
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Image: NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the fragmented thunderstorms associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl on July 13 at 2:05 a.m. EDT (0605 UTC) and saw coldest cloud top temperatures (yellow/green) near minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit/minus 53 degrees Celsius). (Credit: NASA/NRL)
