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Between September 15 - 21, NOAA satellites 
watched as Hurricane Fiona

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became the first major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

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On September 16, GOES East watched as Fiona passed north

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of Guadeloupe as a tropical storm.

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Fiona continued toward Puerto Rico where the storm

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strengthened into a hurricane.

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The Geostationary Lightning Mapper onboard GOES East

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measured lightning activity in the intensifying storm.

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Fiona brought powerful winds and heavy rain that caused

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devastating flooding across Puerto Rico.

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The hurricane knocked out power to the entire island

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and left most residents without running water.

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The JPSS satellite Suomi-NPP captured nighttime imagery showing

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showing the extent of power outages across the island.

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After hitting Puerto Rico, Fiona made landfall

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in the Dominican Republic on Sept. 19.

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NOAA-20 measured the water content in the storm,

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showing where the heaviest rainfall occurred.

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Fiona caused flooding and mudslides in the Dominican Republic

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before moving northward into the Atlantic.

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GOES EAst continued to monitor Fiona as it strengthened into 

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a Category 3 hurricane on Sept. 20.

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The storm produced heavy rain over Turks and Caicos,
 triggering flooding.

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On Sept. 21, as Fiona traveled toward Bermuda, it intensified into 

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a Category 4 hurricane with maximum winds of 130 miles per hour.

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GOES East provided near real-time data to track Fiona's movement,

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center of circulation, and intensity.

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As Fiona continues on its path, and other storms develop,

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NOAA satellites will be watching.

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Earth From Orbit: Hurricane Fiona Leaves Wake of Destruction

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