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   February 25, 2023 - Freddy Strikes Mozambique   
      
      Freddy   
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      Once a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone spinning over the Indian Ocean,   
      Freddy made landfall over Mozambique’s Inhambane Province on February   
      24, 2023, as a severe tropical storm.   
      
      Near the time that Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      Freddy moving over the coast on February 24, maximum sustained winds   
      were estimated at about 70 mph (113 km/h). Wind speeds dropped quickly   
      once the center had fully moved over land, prompting the Joint Typhoon   
      Warning Center (JTWC) to issue its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone   
      Freddy at 10:00 a.m. EST (1500 UTC) on that same day.   
      
      The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that the storm could   
      bring cumulative rainfall totals of 200-300 millimeters (8-12 in) with   
      up to 500 millimeters (19.7 in) over 72 hours in the worst hit areas of   
      Mozambique and Zimbabwe. ReliefWeb echoed concerns about extreme   
      rainfall, which may bring months-worth of rainfall in the space of a   
      few days. Severe and widespread flooding could affect up to 1.75   
      million people. Early reports from the region nearest landfall stated   
      that trees were downed and some roofs were damaged.   
      
      Prior to striking Mozambique, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall   
      over Madagascar on February 21 carrying maximum sustained winds of   
      about 80 mph (130 km/h) or the equivalent of a Category 1 storm on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. ReliefWeb reports early   
      assessments on Madagascar reveal that 79,000 people on that island have   
      been affected by the storm, with 22,500 displaced and at least 7 people   
      dead. Property damage includes more than 3,079 houses flooded, 9,696   
      damaged, and 1,206 totally destroyed.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 2/24/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (229.7 KB),  500m (796.1 KB),  250m (2.5 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=2023-02-25   
       
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