Hurricane Danielle Churns in the Atlantic on August 26, 2010

  • Released Friday, August 27th, 2010
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:54PM
  • ID: 3757
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Danielle on August 26 at 1555 UTC. At this time, she was a category 2 storm with winds of 90 knots and a pressure reading of 982 mb. Danielle has a distinct eye with the storm's longest spiral arms streching toward the northeast.

Hurricane Danielle scene through the eyes of AQUA/MODIS on August 26, 2010.

At this time, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Danielle was located roughly 630 miles northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, and roughly 770 miles southeast of Bermuda.

At this time, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Danielle was located roughly 630 miles northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, and roughly 770 miles southeast of Bermuda.

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Aqua (Collected with the MODIS sensor)
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