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Tropical Storm Elsa Over the Caribbean, July 4, 2021

Satellite image of Hurricane Elsa over the Caribbean on July 4, 2021.
Hurricane Elsa over the Caribbean on July 4, 2021

Credit: NOAA/NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Elsa on July 4, 2021, when it was affecting Jamaica. In the visible image captured by Suomi NPP’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument, Elsa appeared somewhat asymmetrical.

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