January 20, 2021 - Tropical Cyclone Eloise

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   Tropical Cyclone Eloise was nearing landfall over north-eastern
   Madagascar on January 19, 2021 when the Moderate Resolution Imaging
   Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
   true-color image of the storm. Shortly after this image was captured,
   Eloise crossed land just south of the town of Antalahala bearing
   maximum sustained winds of approximately 83.5 km/h (51 mph).

   Although categorized as tropical storm at the time of landfall, Eloise
   is being called a “dangerous system” both for the heavy rain it carries
   and for its predicted behavior later in the week. According to the
   United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
   (OCHA), the storm may generate heavy rains that can las for more than
   24 hours and strong winds. These rains may generate floods and
   landslides.

   After landfall, Tropical Cyclone Eloise has continued weaken as it
   continues across Madagascar traveling towards the southeast. It is
   expected to re-emerge over the Mozambique Channel on January 21, where
   it will likely restrengthen before striking southern Mozambique on
   January 23. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecasts wind
   speeds of about 92 mph (148 km/h) before landfall are likely. This
   would make Eloise a strong Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson
   Hurricane Wind Scale at that time.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 1/19/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (482.7 KB),  500m (1.5 MB),  250m (4.5 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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