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June 1 marked the beginning of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

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while the eastern Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15.

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Recently, NOAA satellites monitored the first named storms 
in each hurricane basin.

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On May 28, GOES-16 watched Tropical Storm Agatha 
form in the eastern Pacific,

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and rapidly intensify into a Category 2 hurricane.

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On May 30, Agatha became the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall along the Pacific coast of Mexico in the month of May.

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On May 31, a storm system formed in the Gulf of Mexico, 
partially from the remnants of Hurricane Agatha.

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After bringing heavy rainfall and flooding to Florida, the system moved over the Atlantic Ocean

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where it developed into Tropical Storm Alex on June 5.

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GOES-16 and 17 provide near real-time tracking and monitoring of tropical storms and hurricanes.

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The GOES satellites also measure lightning activity to help assess a storm's intensity.

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Meanwhile, Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 take precise measurements of sea surface temperatures

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and provide data on the structure of a storm.

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As the hurricane season ramps up, NOAA satellites are keeping watch.

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Earth From Orbit: 2022 Hurricane Season Begins

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