NASA AIRS Infrared View of Hurricane Otto's Powerful Thunderstorms (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Infrared View of Hurricane Otto's Powerful Thunderstorms

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This infrared image of Hurricane Otto's cold (purple and blue) thunderstorms was taken from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on Oct. 7 at 1729 UTC (1:29 p.m. EDT). The purple areas indicate highest, coldest thunderstorm cloud tops colder than -65 Fahrenheit. Note the large band of strong thunderstorms extending from the southeast of Otto's circulation, raining on the northern Leewards, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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