March 4, 2021 - Tropical Cyclone Niran

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   On March 1, 2021, a new tropical cyclone formed in the Coral Sea not
   far off the northeastern coat of Queensland, Australia. Thanks to warm
   sea surface temperatures and low wind shear, Tropical Cyclone Niran
   quickly strengthened. At 2100 UTC on March 3 (4:00 p.m. EST) the
   storm’s one-minute sustained winds had increased to 92 mph (148 km/h)
   with gusts measured at 115 mph (185 km/h), placing it in Category 3 of
   the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

   With the center located only 193 miles (310 km) northeast of Cairns,
   the outer bands of the slow-moving storm have battered the coast as
   Tropical Cyclone Niran slowly crawls to the southeast. According to the
   Global Disaster Alerts and Coordination System (GDACS), about 42,000
   residents have lost power and there have been reports of damage to
   buildings and crops.

   Tropical Cyclone Niran is forecast to continue to move towards the
   southeast, away from Australia but towards New Caledonia over the next
   several days. It will soon be entering increasing windshear and cooler
   sea surface temperatures and is expected to begin to weaken.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a
   true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Niran on March 3.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 3/3/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (331.1 KB),  500m (1 MB),  250m (3 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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