Typhoon Neoguri Approaching Japan

NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image on July 9 at 02:30 UTC (July 8 at 10:30 p.m. EDT) as Typhoon Neoguri was approaching Kyushu, Japan.

The visible image revealed that Neoguri's eye had disappeared and the center has become somewhat elongated as the storm weakened into a tropical storm.

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center or JTWC noted that an upper level analysis revealed that Neoguri is now in a more harsh environment as northerly vertical wind shear increased to as much as 30 knots.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response

Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response

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