Tropical Storm Cristobal
This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH. Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours.
This animation zooms down to Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002. The structure of the storm is revealed where yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more. The remains of Tropical Depression Bertha can also be seen just off the Louisiana coast.
Peel away the clouds to reveal Tropical Storm Cristobal rain structure. Yellow denotes 0.5+ inches of rain, green denotes 1.0+ inches of rain, and red is 2.0+ inches of rain.
Tropical Storm Cristobals rain structure (yellow=0.5+ inches, green=1.0+ inches, and red=2.0+ inches of rain)
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.
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