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   June 1, 2022 - Hurricane Agatha over Mexico   
      
      Hurricane Agatha   
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      Hurricane season in the eastern Pacific is off to an early and potent   
      start. Though May storms are rare there, Hurricane Agatha struck   
      western Mexico, near Puerto Escondido, bearing maximum sustained winds   
      of 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour on May 30, 2022. That made the   
      Category 2 storm the strongest May hurricane to make landfall along the   
      Pacific coast of Mexico since modern record keeping began in 1949,   
      according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Agatha was only the   
      third hurricane to make landfall in Mexico in May.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Hurricane Agatha   
      on May 30, 2022, as the storm was making landfall over Mexico. Agatha   
      brought intense downpours and howling winds to several tourist beaches   
      and fishing towns in an otherwise sparsely-populated region before   
      weakening rapidly as it moved northward over the mountainous terrain of   
      southern Mexico. The strong winds and drenching rain have triggered   
      landslides and, as of the evening of May 31, ten people have been   
      reported killed in Oaxaca, Mexico with another 20 people missing there.   
      
      At 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on May 31, the NHC issued its final   
      advisory on Agatha, stating that the storm had dissipated over the   
      rugged terrain of southeastern Mexico. At that time, they forecast that   
      heavy rains from the remnants of the Agatha could bring up to 16 inches   
      (40 cm) to parts of Mexico. After drenching the Yucatan Peninsula, the   
      storm’s remnants are expected to move over the Gulf of Mexico, where   
      redevelopment is possible. Should this occur, it would acquire the name   
      Tropical Storm Alex and become the first-named storm of the Atlantic   
      hurricane season. Whether or not the remnants reach tropical storm   
      strength, models suggest that heavy rainfall is likely across Florida   
      later in the week.   
      
      The eastern Pacific hurricane season officially runs from May 15   
      through November 30. The peak months of the season are July through   
      September. NOAA’s seasonal outlook for the eastern Pacific hurricane   
      season in 2022 indicates that a below-normal season is likely. The   
      Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends November 30, and   
      the seasonal outlook for the Atlantic Ocean predicts a more active   
      season than normal.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 5/30/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (1.1 MB),  500m (3.2 MB),  250m (2.3 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-01   
       
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