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Friday the 13th brings double tropical trouble to Mexico
Friday, September 13, 2013 13:50
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Friday the thirteenth is known for being unlucky and residents along Mexico’s eastern and western coast are experiencing that feeling as a result of newborn Tropical Depression 13E in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and newborn Tropical Storm Ingrid in the Gulf of Mexico.
Both storms formed during the morning of Sept. 13. Both storms were captured on one infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite, and both storms have the potential to drop as much as 20 inches of rain.
Aqua captured an infrared image of developing Tropical Depression 13E and Tropical Storm Ingrid on Sept. 13. TD13E formed along the western coast of Mexico, while Ingrid formed on the east coast. This image shows powerful storms and cold cloud top temperatures colder than -63F/-52C in purple. Credit: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument called AIRS that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of developing Tropical Depression 13E (TD13E) and Tropical Storm Ingrid on Sept. 13 at 1:23 UTC (9:23 p.m. EDT, Sept. 13).
Both TD13E and Ingrid were classified as such on Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. EDT. TD13E formed along the western coast of Mexico, while Ingrid formed on the east coast in the Bay of Campeche.
The AIRS image showed powerful storms and cold cloud top temperatures colder than -63F/-52C over a large area in TD13, and in a more concentrated, circular area within Tropical Storm Ingrid.
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