📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / VIIRS imagery from NOAA's NOAA-20 satellite
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NASA's Nighttime Satellite Photo Shows Cyclone Arnab Before It Hit Andhra Pradesh
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 31 Oct 2026, 07:10 AM
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NASA released a nighttime satellite image of Cyclone Arnab captured two days before the system struck Andhra Pradesh, offering a rare view of the storm’s early development.
NASA's Earth‑observing satellites recorded a clear nighttime view of Cyclone Arnab on the evening two days before the system moved inland over Andhra Pradesh. The image, taken under low‑light conditions, shows the cyclone’s well‑defined eye and surrounding cloud bands.
The photograph provides meteorologists with valuable data on the storm’s structure, intensity and potential trajectory ahead of landfall. Such early visual evidence helps refine forecasts and warning messages for the affected regions.
When Arnab finally reached the coast of Andhra Pradesh, it brought strong winds and heavy rainfall, prompting local authorities to issue cyclone alerts and initiate emergency preparations. The satellite view underscores the importance of continuous space‑based monitoring for timely disaster response.
NASA officials said they will keep tracking Arnab as it evolves, sharing further imagery and analysis with Indian weather agencies to support ongoing relief efforts.
The photograph provides meteorologists with valuable data on the storm’s structure, intensity and potential trajectory ahead of landfall. Such early visual evidence helps refine forecasts and warning messages for the affected regions.
When Arnab finally reached the coast of Andhra Pradesh, it brought strong winds and heavy rainfall, prompting local authorities to issue cyclone alerts and initiate emergency preparations. The satellite view underscores the importance of continuous space‑based monitoring for timely disaster response.
NASA officials said they will keep tracking Arnab as it evolves, sharing further imagery and analysis with Indian weather agencies to support ongoing relief efforts.