February 21, 2021 - Tropical Storm Dujuan

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   Tropical Storm Dujuan
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   Tropical Cyclone Dujuan was strengthening as it travelled northwestward
   over the Philippine Sea on February 19, 2021. At 0000 UTC on that day
   (7:00 p.m. EST on February 18) Dujuan was located about 510 km (317 mi)
   off the southeastern coast of Mindanao, an island in the southern
   Philippines, and was packing winds of about 83 km/h (52 mph).

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Dujuan on February
   19. At that time, the asymmetric storm sported a cloud-filled center
   with rain bands extending over Mindanao in the Philippines. Tropical
   Cyclone Dujuan, locally known as Tropical Cyclone Auring, is expected
   to make landfall in the Philippines sometime between the evening of
   February 20 and the morning of February 21. Authorities in the
   Philippines expect heavy rains for Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur,
   Dinagat Islands, and Eastern Visayas through February 21. A Tropical
   Cyclone Wind Signal Number 1 is in place for several locations through
   the Philippines. Sustained heavy rainfall could trigger flooding in
   low-lying areas near streams, creeks, and rivers or in urban areas with
   easily overwhelmed storm drainage systems.

   At 2100 UTC (4:00 p.m. EST) on February 20, the Joint Typhoon Warning
   System (JWTC) advised that Dujuan’s maximum sustained winds had dropped
   to 30 knots (35 mph/56 kph), reducing it to a Tropical Depression.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 2/19/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (96.1 KB),  500m (759.6 KB),  250m (2.1 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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