Second Only South Atlantic Tropical Storm: 90Q, Moving Away from Brazil

At 0845 UTC (3:45 a.m. ET) today, March 11, Tropical Storm 90Q had maximum sustained winds near 46 mph (40 knots). It was located about 325 miles east of Puerto Alegre, Brazil in the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean near 30.0 South latitude and 45.8 West longitude.

Early today, March 11, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of 90Q. The infrared image showed some high, cold thunderstorms in the center of the storm, confirming strong convection in the storm.

This infrared image of 90Q from NASA’s Aqua satellite was captured on March 11 at 0341 UTC (Mar. 10 at 10:41 p.m. ET) and shows some high, cold thunderstorms in the center of the storm.

Hubert’s Remnants Still Raining on Southern Madagascar

The infrared image of Hubert captured on March 11 at 1053 UTC (5:53 a.m. ET) and showed some high, cold thunderstorms around the center of the storm, and that the eastern edge of Hubert was still over the Southern Indian Ocean. Hubert is expected to continue moving inland and grow weaker.

At 1 p.m. ET, March 11, heavier rains stretched from the city of Vavtenina southward through the cities of Mahanoro, Nosy Varika, Mananjary and Fianarantsoa. Most of the heaviest rains remained to the east and south of the capital city of Antananarivo.

Residents in southern and central Madagascar can continue to expect some moderate to heavy rainfall from this system over the next couple of days.