Image: Hurricane Charley 2004

Description: The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Charley on August 13, 2004, at 12:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time. At the time this image was taken, Charley was rapidly gaining strength and would reach Category Four status just 90 minutes later. Maximum sustained winds at 2:00 p.m. were at 145 miles per hour, and Charley was moving towards the north-northeast at 20 miles per hour.
Title: Hurricane Charley 2004
Credit: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6513
Author: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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