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June 6, 2020 - Tropical Storm Cristobal
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Tropical Storm Cristobal formed from Tropical Depression 03L in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico, on June 2, 2020 and quickly became a major rain-maker in the region. At 9:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 3, Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in the Mexico over Campeche state, just to the west of Ciudad del Carmen. At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds were estimated at 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
While Tropical Storm Cristobal’s winds were not extreme at landfall, the storm impacted an area suffering from the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Amanda on May 31. Amanda formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean early that same morning and quickly moved inland over southeastern Guatemala. Although it quickly dissipated when it struck the highlands Tropical Cyclone Amanda brought torrential rainfall and heavy damage to parts of El Salvador, Guatemala, western Honduras and southeastern Mexico. The remnants of Amanda swept off the coast of Mexico to become Tropical Depression 03L, which quickly strengthened to Tropical Storm Cristobal. According to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), as of June 5, the aftermath of the two storms left one person dead in Chiapas, and damaged more than 200 houses and 3 hospitals across Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Tabasco, and Chiapas.
On June 5, Tropical Storm Cristobal had finished its track of the Yucatan, returning to the Gulf of Mexico. At 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Cristobal was located about 535 mi (860 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi and was moving north (or 10 degrees) at 13 mph (20 km/h). Maximum sustained winds were 40 mph (65 km/h), keeping it at tropical storm strength.
Cristobal is forecast to continue this motion for the next couple of days, moving over the central Gulf of Mexico on June 6 then arrive close to the northern Gulf of Mexico coast on Sunday. After making landfall, the storm is expected to pass inland across Louisiana on June 6-7.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 4. At the time the image was captured, the storm hung over the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, bringing very heavy rain and wind to the region.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/4/2020
Resolutions:
1km (912.7 KB), 500m (2.9 MB), 250m (6.2 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Tropical Storm Cristobal formed from Tropical Depression 03L in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico, on June 2, 2020 and quickly became a major rain-maker in the region. At 9:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 3, Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in the Mexico over Campeche state, just to the west of Ciudad del Carmen. At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds were estimated at 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
While Tropical Storm Cristobal’s winds were not extreme at landfall, the storm impacted an area suffering from the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Amanda on May 31. Amanda formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean early that same morning and quickly moved inland over southeastern Guatemala. Although it quickly dissipated when it struck the highlands Tropical Cyclone Amanda brought torrential rainfall and heavy damage to parts of El Salvador, Guatemala, western Honduras and southeastern Mexico. The remnants of Amanda swept off the coast of Mexico to become Tropical Depression 03L, which quickly strengthened to Tropical Storm Cristobal. According to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), as of June 5, the aftermath of the two storms left one person dead in Chiapas, and damaged more than 200 houses and 3 hospitals across Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Tabasco, and Chiapas.
On June 5, Tropical Storm Cristobal had finished its track of the Yucatan, returning to the Gulf of Mexico. At 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Cristobal was located about 535 mi (860 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi and was moving north (or 10 degrees) at 13 mph (20 km/h). Maximum sustained winds were 40 mph (65 km/h), keeping it at tropical storm strength.
Cristobal is forecast to continue this motion for the next couple of days, moving over the central Gulf of Mexico on June 6 then arrive close to the northern Gulf of Mexico coast on Sunday. After making landfall, the storm is expected to pass inland across Louisiana on June 6-7.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 4. At the time the image was captured, the storm hung over the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, bringing very heavy rain and wind to the region.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/4/2020
Resolutions:
1km (912.7 KB), 500m (2.9 MB), 250m (6.2 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
