January 6, 2021 - Tropical Cyclone Imogen

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   Tropical Cyclone Imogen came ashore near the town or Karumba in
   northern Queensland, Australia shortly before 11:00 p.m. AEST (8:00
   a.m. EST) in the evening of January 3, 2021, bringing heavy rain and
   flash flooding to the region.

   According to local media, Imogen brought more than 260 mm (10.24
   inches) of rain to Normanton, with a six-hour total of 186 mm (7.3
   inches). Normanton is the administrative center of the Shire of
   Carpentaria in northern Queensland. About 1,400 houses were left
   without power, thanks to heavy wind gusts. Maximum sustained winds at
   landfall were reported as about 50 mph (80.5 km/h).

   Once over land, Tropical Cyclone Imogen quickly weakened despite
   continuing to drench the region. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center
   (JTWC) issued the final advisory on Imogen at 1:00 a.m. AEST on January
   4 (10:00 a.m. EST January 3) as the storm was dissipating over land.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Cyclone
   Imogen as it was approaching landfall in mainland northern Queensland
   on January 3. The eye sits just off Mornington Island, tracking
   southeastward towards Karumba.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 1/3/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (431.9 KB),  500m (1.4 MB),  250m (4.1 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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