Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for FLAMBOYAN-18 Off-shore from 28 Apr 2018 06:00 UTC to 02 May 2018 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for FLAMBOYAN-18

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GPM Satellite Views Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan's Rainfall

Thu, 03 May 2018 23:12:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan was being battered by vertical wind shear when the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed overhead and analyzed its rainfall rates. Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan formed in the middle of the South Indian Ocean well to the west of Australia on April 28, 2018.

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan in a southeastern stretch

Wed, 02 May 2018 18:58:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan on May 2 at 3:50 a.m. EDT (0750 UTC). The storm is devoid of rainfall with the exception of... Credit: NASA/NRL. Strong vertical wind shear had taken its toll on Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan when NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean.

NASA Finds Wind Shear Affecting Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan

Tue, 01 May 2018 19:45:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan in the Southern Indian Ocean it analyzed the storm in visible and infrared light. Flamboyan, the 21st tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season, formed over the weekend of April 28 and 29.

GPM satellite views Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan's rainfall

Tue, 01 May 2018 19:34:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: On April 29, 2018, at 6:26 p.m. EDT (2226 UTC) GPM's Microwave Imager (GMI) scanned the center of the tropical cyclone and found rain falling there at a rate of... Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce. Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan was being battered by vertical wind shear when the Global....

NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:59:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite provided this visible-light image of the Southern Indian Ocean's Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan on April 30 at 4:05 a.m. EDT (0805 UTC).... Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team. When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone....

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