Typhoon Nida’s Cloud Tops Dropping as it Zigzags in Wind Shear
Nida is battling to keep its typhoon strength in the Western Pacific Ocean as wind shear continues to tear at the storm and weaken it. NASA’s CloudSat satellite noticed that Nida’s cloud tops are not as high as they were over the weekend, and lower cloud tops mean less powerful thunderstorms.
On December 1 at 4 a.m. ET (0900 UTC), Nida was now a Category One typhoon, with maximum sustained winds near 86 mph (75 knots). Winds are still gusting near 100 mph near the center of the storm. The range for typhoon storm-force winds now extend to 45 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extend up to 135 miles from the center. |
