Tropical Storm Ela began as Tropical Depression 4E about 900 miles east of Hilo, Hawai’i around 03 UTC on 08 July 2015. A comparison of daytime images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 µm Visible channel and 11.45 µm Infrared channel images (above) showed the somewhat disorganized appearance of TD 4E... Read More