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   July 6, 2022 - Tropical Storm Aere   
      
      Tropical Storm Aere   
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      Tropical Storm Aere, the fourth named storm of the Pacific Typhoon   
      Season, made landfall over Okinawa, Japan on July 2, 2022, coming   
      ashore with maximum sustained winds measuring about 45 mph (73 km/h).   
      According to Reliefweb, at least two people were injured in Okinawa and   
      several rivers reached flood warning levels. It then took aim at   
      Kyushu, the third-largest of Japan’s islands.   
      
      After leaving Okinawa, a weakened Aere crossed the East China Sea as a   
      tropical depression. Unable to restrengthen, the storm made a second   
      landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki, Kyushu in the early morning hours of   
      July 5 local time. Despite carrying maximum sustained winds of just 34   
      mph (55 km/h), Aere carried record-breaking rainfall which triggered   
      landslides and flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported   
      that Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Omuta,   
      Fukuoka Prefecture—all on Kyushu—received an estimated 120 mm (4.7)   
      inches or more in just one hour. As the storm moves northeastward, it   
      has been forecast that the western part of the main island of Shikoku   
      could receive 200 mm (7.9 inches) over the next 24 hours.   
      
      At 11:00 p.m. EDT on July 5 (0300 UTC on July 6), the Joint Typhoon   
      Warning Center (JWTC) reported that Tropical Depression Aere carried   
      maximum sustained winds near 30 mph (48 km/h) with gusts to 40 mph (64   
      km/h). It was located about 138 miles (222 km) south-southwest of   
      Yokosuka, Japan and was tracking eastward over open water. JTWC   
      forecasts that the storm will continue to move eastward before merging   
      with a low pressure system currently developing east of Honshu on July   
      6. This is likely to cause quick intensification, allowing Aere to gain   
      just a little strength over the next 24 hours before stalling and   
      weakening by July 8.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical   
      Depression Aere as it moved over Kyushu on July 5. The large and ragged   
      storm sported a cloud-filled center of circulation located over Kyushu   
      while convective bands associated with the storm reached far northwest   
      over the island of Shikoku, bringing rain across a swath of more than   
      300 miles (483 km).   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 7/5/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (241.1 KB),  500m (749.7 KB),  250m (2.2 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=2022-07-06   
       
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