Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in southeastern Vietnam on Nov. 19 and NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm as it was dissipating over land.
Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in southeastern Vietnam on Nov. 19 and NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm as it was dissipating over land.
Kirogi made landfall at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC) on Sunday, Nov. 19 approximately 30 nautical miles south-southwest of Cam Ranh Bay, which reported maximum sustained surface winds of 20 knots with minimum sea level pressure near 1006 millibars.
At that time, Kirogi was located approximately 142 nautical miles east-northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Kirogi had tracked west-northwestward at 15 knots and had maximum sustained winds near 30 knots (34.5 mph/55.5 kph).
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Image: At 1:45 a.m. EST (0615 UTC) on Sunday, Nov. 19 NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the depression and saw the storm's clouds over southern Vietnam and Cambodia. (Credits: NASA / NRL)
