Wikipedia

File:Dennis 2005-07-07 1550Z.jpg

Original file (5,600 × 7,200 pixels, file size: 3.42 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description
English: Hurricane Dennis threaded its way between Jamaica and Haiti on a direct course for Cuba on July 7, 2005. The storm now has the distinctive hurricane form, with a well-defined eye surrounded by bands of swirling clouds. At 10:50 a.m. local time (15:50 UTC), when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite took this image, Dennis was just below a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 175 kilometers per hour (110 miles per hour) and stronger gusts. Less than an hour before this image was taken, the storm's small dark eye was about 105 kilometers (65 miles) northeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and 170 kilometers (105 miles) south-southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba. The National Hurricane Center reports that Dennis is traveling northwest at about 24 kilometers per hour (15 mph).

A storm of this size is a threat not just because of its powerful winds: Dennis is expected to produce heavy rain and coastal and inland flooding. Five to ten inches of rain may fall over Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, with as much as 15 inches falling in parts of Jamaica. Heavy rainfall can trigger flash floods and mudslides in mountainous regions. The storm will probably also raise tide levels by five to seven feet and generate large and dangerous waves.
Dennis is expected to strengthen as it moves north towards the Gulf Coast of the United States. For official storm warnings and additional information, please visit the National Hurricane Center.

The image is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team.

Français : l'Ouragan Dennis trace sa voie entre la Jamaïque et Haiti et se dirige vers Cuba le 7 juillet 2005. La dépression a maintenant toutes les caractéristiques d'un cyclone, et en particulier un œuil bien défini. Au moment ou la photo a été prise, l'ouragan allait atteindre le niveau 3, avec des vents de 175 km/h. Une heure avant que la photo ne soit prise, l'œuil du cyclone était à mi-chemin entre Kingston, en Jamaïque et Guantanamo, à Cuba.

Les cyclones présentent une grande menace dans la zone caraibe non seulement à cause des vents violents, des grandes vagues qu'ils provoquent et des ondes de tempête; mais aussi des pluies diluviennes qui s'abbattent sur leur sillage (plus de 350 mm pour Dennis), et qui entrainent des crues brutales et des coulées de boue.

Image prise avec la sonde MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, pour Spectroradiomètre d'Imagerie à Moyenne Résolution).
Date
Source https://web.archive.org/web/20071031160303/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Jul2005/Dennis_TMO_2005188_lrg.jpg
Author NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
Warnings:

Assessment

Featured picture

Wikimedia Commons

This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here.

If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.

Captions

Hurricane Dennis as a strong Category 2 hurricane on July 7, 2005.

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

inception

7 July 2005

media type

image/jpeg

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:32, 9 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 00:32, 9 July 20055,600 × 7,200 (3.42 MB)Tomshaving off a few MB
00:26, 9 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 00:26, 9 July 20055,600 × 7,200 (5.33 MB)Tom{{PD-USGov}} http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/Dennis_TMO_2005188_lrg.jpg

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/File:Dennis_2005-07-07_1550Z.jpg"