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   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   September 3, 2022 - Intensifying Tropical Storm Danielle   
      
      Danielle   
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      The sleepy 2022 Atlantic hurricane season finally came to a belated   
      start on September 2 when Tropical Storm Danielle’s winds increased to   
      75 mph (121 km/h), placing it as a Category One hurricane on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—and winning the title of the first   
      hurricane to form over the Atlantic in 2022.   
      
      The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 to November 30, and   
      encompasses all of the Atlantic basin: the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean   
      Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. The first tropical storm of 2022 was Alex,   
      which brought copious rain to Southern Florida, U.S.A, and Cuba even   
      before strengthening to tropical storm strength on June 6. The first   
      Atlantic hurricane tends to form in early to mid-August, with major   
      hurricanes tending to form in late August or early September. Two other   
      names storms have formed this year, with Tropical Storm Bonnie in June   
      and Tropical Storm Colin appearing in early July. August passed without   
      a single name storm—for the first time since 1997 and only the second   
      time since 1967.   
      
      The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued its first advisory on the   
      system that would become Danielle at 5:00 a.m. EDT on September 1,   
      stating that a new tropical depression had formed about 975 miles   
      (1,575 km) west of the Azores. At that time maximum sustained winds had   
      reached 35 mph (55 km/h) and the depression was moving   
      east-northeastward. Danielle began to strengthen rapidly, becoming a   
      Tropical Storm at 11:00 a.m. EDT that same day. Twenty-four hours   
      later, at 11:00 a.m. EDT on September 2, the NHC advised that the first   
      hurricane of the Atlantic Season had formed, and its name was Hurricane   
      Danielle. At that time, Danielle was located about 885 miles (1,425 km)   
      west of the Azores and was moving westward at a very slow 1 mph (2   
      km/h).   
      
      As of the 11:00 p.m. EDT on September 2, the NHC advises that Hurricane   
      Danielle remains stationary over the Atlantic Ocean at about 895 miles   
      (1,445 km) west of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds remain at 75 mph   
      (120 km/h). The storm is expected to “strengthen a little during the   
      next couple of days” as it drifts slowly westward. No coastal warnings   
      are in effect.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of newly-formed   
      Tropical Storm Danielle as it strengthened over the open Atlantic west   
      of the Azores on September 1. Although Danielle appeared ragged,   
      convective bands could be seen wrapping around a cloud-filled eye,   
      giving the storm the apostrophe-shape that is a common hallmark of   
      strengthening storms.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 9/1/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (1.3 MB),  500m (4 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=2022-09-03   
       
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