Tropical Storm Fami Form, Fast and Furious

February 1 at 2231 UTC (5:31 p.m ET) as it was approaching landfall in Madagascar. Heavy rain was falling from high thunderstorm cloud tops that were as cold as minus 63F.

image reveals that once Fami made landfall, the storm was developing an eye (blue) in the upper levels of the storm.

At 1 a.m. ET (0600 UTC), Tropical Storm Fami had maximum sustained winds near 46 mph (40 knots) and was located in southern Madagascar, about 235 nautical miles west-southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar. That’s near 21.2 South and 43.8 East. Fami is moving east-southeast near 9 mph (8 knots).

Tropical Storm Oli Kicking Up Waves in South Pacific

NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image of Oli’s cloud temperatures on February 2 at 0041 UTC. High thunderstorm cloud tops surrounded Oli’s center as cold as minus 63F. There is a separate band of clouds associated with Oli to the north.

At 1500 UTC (10 a.m. ET) on February 2, Oli had maximum sustained winds near 52 mph (45 knots) with higher gusts. It was located about 480 nautical miles west of Bora Bora, near 14.8 South and 159.5 West. Oli has tracked eastward at 11 mph (10 knots).

On January 30 at 1425 UTC (9:25 a.m. ET), the TRMM Satellite captured the remnants of Olga moving from the Queensland to New South Wales Territory. Most of the rainfall was light to moderate (green), but there were isolated areas of heavy rain (red), falling at 2 inches per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga may be a low pressure area, but it’s still creating some problems in the state of Queensland, Australia, while giving farmers in northern New South Wales hope for much needed rains.

Meanwhile, New South Wales (NSW) has been experiencing drought conditions, and farmers there are hoping that Olga the low will bring them some rain. On Tuesday, February 2, Olga’s center was located in the northwestern corner of NSW. At 12 a.m. February 3, local time, clouds were building over western NSW as a result of tropical moisture coming into the low. Widespread rain is falling in that area, while the rest of the state has scattered cloud cover.

Olga Now Raining On the Third of Five Australia Territories

Olga moving from th e Queensland to New South Wales Territory. Most of the rainfall was light to moderate (green), but there were isolated areas of heavy rain (red), falling at 2 inches per hour.

Australians in three of five territories have had enough of Tropical Cyclone Olga. After two landfalls, and three times a tropical storm, and traveling through Queensland and the Northern Territory, Olga’s remnants are now raining on Australia’s New South Wales Territory today, February 1.

NASA and the Japanese Space Agency’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed over Olga’s remnants on January 30 at 1425 UTC (9:25 a.m. ET), when it was moving from the Queensland to New South Wales Territory. Most of the rainfall was light to moderate, but there were isolated areas of heavy rain falling at 2 inches per hour.