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Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Hurricane Dennis
Instrument:
Aqua/MODIS
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Instrument:
GOES-12
Description:
July 10, 2005 16:15 (UTC) In this image, with winds of 217 kilometers per hour (135 mph), Hurricane Dennis was a powerful Category 4 storm just hours away from making landfall. The eye of the storm was about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south, southeast of Pensacola, Florida, and the storm was moving northwest at about 29 kilometers per hour (18 mph).
Abstract:
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded.
Completed:
2005-07-11
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Data provided by Jeff Schmaltz (SSAI, NASA/GSFC) and Jacques Descloitres via the MODIS Rapid Response Project.
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Animator:
Lori Perkins
Series:
Hurricanes
Data Collected:
7/6/05, 7/7/05, 7/9/05, 7/10/05
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
Clouds
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Hurricane
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Atmosphere
Keywords:
Hurricane Dennis
note:
More Information on this topic available at
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facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Gulf of Mexico
facet_where:
Cuba
facet_where:
Haiti
facet_where:
Caribbean Sea
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September, 2004
facet_when:
July 10, 2005
facet_when:
7-6-05
facet_when:
7-7-05
facet_when:
7-9-05
facet_when:
7-10-05
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
Terra
facet_when_year:
2004
facet_when_year:
2005
Animation Number:
3196
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 96/dennis2005.0420-I MAGE
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Hurricane Dennis