Satellite Images
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NOTE: The color images are artificially colorized.
Hurricane ERIKA... 9/8/97 at 6:36am EDT. Hurricane ERIKA just after sunrise on 9/8/97. The AVHRR satellite imager channels #1 (visible) and #4 (infrared) were combined to create the color effect. Erika is a well organized storm with maximum sustained winds of 115mph and is centered at 22.3N,63.2W. Imager data provided by NOAA's Satellite Active Archive. |
Hurricane ERIKA... 9/7/97 at 1:54pm EDT. Hurricane Erika, with sustained winds nearing 100mph at her center, starts to strengthen as she passes close to Puerto Rico. |
Hurricane ERIKA... 9/6/97 at 2:00pm EDT. Hurricane Erika, packing 85mph sustained winds, approaches Puerto Rico. |
