Satellite Image of the Day: September 20, 2004
(click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)
NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image

Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

Tropical Storm Jeanne makes a dramatic turn
The small red circle marks the location of Radford University; specifically, the location of Curie Hall and the RUSMART HRPT antenna.
Jeanne has re-asserted herself after seeming to break up over the virgin Islands.   
However, she has made the sharp northeast turn characteristic of tropical storms and hurricanes, and should not pose any threat to the US mainland.
NOTE: Both of these images were produced as "false color RGB" images to bring out the structure of the cloud formations. In these images, the highest and coldest clouds are the whitest, while lower and warmer clouds are yellow. The land is unnaturally green--this is an artifact showing the relative warmth of land.
Click on the image below for higher-resolution (~80k) closeups of the main part of Jeanne.

Image acquired yesterday (Sunday), September 19
Flyover starting at 11:39am EDT.

Image acquired today (Monday), September 20
Flyover starting at 11:17am EDT.