Typhoon Vicente off China's Guangdong Province
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Image ID | 1394 |
| Acquisition date | 23-Jul-2012 | |
| Over head time | 18:00:00 | |
| Satellite Sensor | mtsat | |
| Sensor Channel(s) | 4 |
Typhoon Vicente is shown tracking north-westwards over the South China Sea close to landfall in China's Guangdong Province. Vicente was at this time a Category 4 equivalent storm (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) with a 1-minute sustained average wind speed of 115 knots (132.5 mph) and gusts of 140 knots (161.3 mph).
