Earth  ID: 3200

Progression of Hurricane Emily, 2005 (WMS)

Visualizations by Eric Sokolowsky Released on July 26, 2005
Emily was a record-setting storm for many reasons. When it formed on July 11, Emily became the earliest fifth named storm on record. As it moved through the Caribbean, Emily intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm with winds over 250 kilometers per hour (150 mph) and gusts as high as 300 kilometers per hour (184 mph), making it the most powerful storm to form before August. The previous record was set by Hurricane Dennis, which ripped through the Caribbean during the first week of July 2005. Emily's Category 4 status also made 2005 the only year to produce two Category 4 storms before the end of July.
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In this image, Emily is a category 4 hurricane and is moving away from the Cayman Islands, heading towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
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Emily was heading straight toward the Yucatan Peninsula, and crossed it later that day.
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Having passed over part of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Emily here headed over the Gulf of Mexico toward the border between Texas and Mexico.
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In the Gulf of Mexico, Emily strengthened to a category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 kilometers per hour.
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Hurricane Emily reached land just south of the border between Texas and Mexico.

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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_emily.html

Visualization Credits

Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Lead Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
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Dates of Data Used:
2005/07/16 -- 2005/07/20

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WMS

Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0