Hurricane Gordon
November 8-21, 1994
Gordon made it's initial U.S. landfall over southwestern Florida
as a Tropical Storm. It's earlier impact on Haiti had resulted
in an estimated 1,122 deaths primarily from mudslides. The late
season storm caused considerable beach erosion in the Carolinas
and spawned tornadoes over Florida. Storm total rainfall amounts
varied from 6-16 inches. Total damage estimates from Gordon within
the U.S. were $400 million. The majority of damage was due to
fresh water flooding of Florida's agricultural areas.
Ocean Turbidity
Turbidity spikes are seen in the Cape Canaveral area of Florida
and to the south in the after image. The after image
is 3 days following Gordon's landfall near Cape Canaveral as a
Tropical Depression and almost 7 days after Gordon had initially
moved across Florida as a Tropical Storm. The difference
image reveals that the turbidity in Florida Bay also increased.
Bright areas in the vicinity of the Bahamas are due to bottom
reflection.
| Before | After | Difference (after minus before) |
Sea Surface Temperature
No dramatic changes due to Gordon are seen with respect to sea
surface temperature. An overall cooling is evident in the difference
image.
| Before | After | Difference (after minus before) |
For scientists more time series Satellite Images in GEOTIFF Format
are available
