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1997 July 16 19:11 UT
NOAA-14 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (334 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. At this time, Danny is still a developing tropical depression. A very large image (726 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 17 13:18 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (317 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. Danny is now classified as a tropical storm. A very large image (677 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 17 19:00 UT
NOAA-14 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (383 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The storm is nearly stationary and has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. A very large image (835 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 18 12:56 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (421 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The storm is slowly moving toward the northeast and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. A very large image (888 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 18 18:49 UT
NOAA-14 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (339 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The eye of the hurricane can be seen in these images. These images are somewhat blurred because they are near the edge of the satellite viewing area. A very large image (720 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 19 00:18 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (340 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. This late evening image shows a well-defined eye moving slowly toward Mobile Bay. A very large image (795 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 19 23:56 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (359 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The storm is making landfall on the coast of Alabama. Notice the waves in the rainband clouds. A very large image (781 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 20 12:12 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (354 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. Danny is no longer a hurricane. Notice the many wave features in the clouds surrounding Danny. A very large image (742 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 24 12:24 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (445 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. After making landfall on the Gulf Coast, the storm slowly moved across Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, bringing heavy rains and flooding to these areas. The storm is now beginning to strengthen over North Carolina. The pressure at Raleigh-Durham airport dropped almost 20 hPa in 2 hours. The circulation has become tighter and the winds are increasing. Notice how rainbands are forming on the eastern side of the storm. The storm will enter the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Danny. A very large image (966 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 24 19:25 UT
NOAA-14 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (376 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. Tropical Storm Danny is now over the Atlantic Ocean. Notice that an eye appears to be forming. As it moved offshore, Danny spawned several tornadoes and water spouts around Virginia Beach, VA, and Kitty Hawk, NC. A very large image (822 Kb) is also available.

1997 July 25 19:13 UT
NOAA-14 AVHRR 3 channel composite daytime image. The cooler clouds are white and the warmer clouds are yellow. A closer view (405 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The storm has moved over cooler water (17 C) off Nantucket. While it still has 60 mph winds, the cooler water in this area will not be enough to sustain it much longer. A very large image (880 Kb) is also available.

Track of Danny superimposed over SST imagery. A closer view (302 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The image shows sea surface temperature (SST) of the northern Gulf Stream region along the US coast. The SST's are derived from averaging images over 3 days ending July 24 in order to remove cloud cover.