07.21.2008 1:36 pm
Hurricane Elida formed in the Eastern Pacific
Hurricane Elida was formed in the Eastern Pacific ocean off the Central American coast on July 12, 2008. Elida reached a peak strength of Category Two, with sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (105 miles per hour), according to Unisys Weather.
This visualization shows patterns of rainfall within the storm as observed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite on July 16, 2008, at 4:46 pm local time (NASA). Reds in this visualization show areas which received intense rainfall, with yellow and green showing strong rain, and lighter rainfall in blue. At the time TRMM acquired these data, Elida was still a Category Two strength hurricane.
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Dr. Abduwasit Ghulam is a geospatial and environmental scientist from the Center for Environmental Sciences at Saint Louis University. He has been actively involved in research and education in remote sensing and GIS, climate change, human interactions on the changing environment and natural disasters such as droughts and floods. 
