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   July 1, 2022 - Tropical Storm Chaba takes aim at China   
      
      Tropical Storm Chaba   
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      Tropical Storm Chaba formed from a tropical depression over the South   
      China Sea on June 29, 2022. Initially named Caloy by the Philippine   
      Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration   
      (PAGASA), the system was also dubbed 04W by the Joint Typhoon Warning   
      Center (JTWC) and, as the storm strengthened and moved westward, the   
      Japan Meteorological Agency gave it the designation Tropical Storm   
      Chaba.   
      
      On June 30, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)   
      on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical   
      Storm Chaba as it was strengthening and moving towards mainland China.   
      At that time, the cloud-filled eye was indistinct, and the western side   
      of the system was bringing rain to Vietnam while the eastern edge of   
      Chaba was interacting with parts of the Philippines.   
      
      Later that evening, at 2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT), the JTWC advised that   
      Tropical Storm Chaba was carrying maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (64   
      km/h) and gusts up to 63.3 mph (102 km/h). The center of the storm was   
      located about 326 miles (525 km) south of Hong Kong and was tracking   
      northwestward.   
      
      Tropical Storm Chaba is heading towards environmental conditions   
      favorable for strengthening and is predicted to make landfall east of   
      the Luichow Peninsula as early as late on July 1. The JTWC expects the   
      storm to achieve maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (121 km/h) before   
      coming ashore. This would be the equivalent of a Category One storm on   
      the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The JTWC also notes there is   
      also a risk of rapid intensification during the next 24 hours. However,   
      as Chaba interacts both with the island of Hainan and then mainland   
      China, it will begin to degrade. It is expected to dissipate a day or   
      two after landfall as it moves northward over China.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 6/30/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (2.1 MB),  500m (5.8 MB),  250m (3.9 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=2022-07-01   
       
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