Typhoon Fitow: Natural Hazards. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite acquired this photo-like image of Typhoon Fitow approaching Japan at 1:15 p.m. local time (4:15 UTC) on September 6, 2007. Roughly an hour later, the https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimated Fitow's sustained winds to be over 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour), putting the storm at Category 2 strength. The satellite image shows Fitow to have tightly wound bands of clouds around a well-defined, though cloud-filled eye, and towering thunderstorms, all of which are characteristic of powerful tropical storm systems. At the time MODIS observed Typhoon Fitow, the storm's outer edges were bringing winds and rain to Tokyo and strong storm surge to coastal areas on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and Skikoku.