Idalia becomes a Hurricane
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A toggle between NOAA-20 (mislabeled as NPP) VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images valid at 0735 UTC on 29 August 2023 (above) showed Tropical Storm Idalia about 1.5 hours before it reached Category 1 hurricane intensity at 0900 UTC. A large convective burst was evident just northeast of... Read More