Examining Hurricane Gustav's Cloud Structure

  • Released Monday, September 1, 2008
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The MODIS instrument on Terra captures great details in the clouds surrounding Hurricane Gustav. Gustav may have been undergoing an eyewall replacement on its approach to the coast - with some weakening. Gustav's eye looks very small and measures less then 25 nautical miles.The National Hurricane Center indicates that hurricane force winds extended up to 70 miles from the center of the storm threatening much of the Gulf Coast Region.

NASA's Terra satellite captures this view of Hurricane Gustav's eye. At this time the storm had weakened from a category 4 to a category 3 with winds of 115 mph and a pressure reading of 960.

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This page was originally published on Monday, September 1, 2008.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.

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