NASA Sees Eastern Pacific's Second Tropical Storm Form
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
On May 21, NASA satellites were monitoring Tropical Depression 02E in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and 24 hours later it strengthened into the second tropical storm of the season. Tropical Storm Bud was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on May 22, and appears to be well-formed.