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English: Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic near the town of Barahona on August 23, 2023, near 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC). At the time, it was carrying maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Although the storm’s wind speeds weren’t devastating, Franklin carried torrential rain, which impacted both the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the two countries that share the island of Hispaniola. Early damage reports include flash flooding and landslides across Hispaniola, damage to a bridge and hundreds of homes, and widespread power outages. Several injuries were reported and at least one person was killed in Dominican Republic. After the center of the Tropical Storm Franklin crossed the Dominican Republic, the storm emerged over the Atlantic Ocean near 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) carrying maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). At 11:00 p.m. EDT on August 23 (0300 UTC on August 24), the NHC advisory reported that Franklin had begun to intensify as it moved to the north-northeast. Maximum sustained winds at that time were about 45 mph (75 km/h) and it was located about 5 miles (10 km) east of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and about 120 miles (195 km) south-southeast of Grand Turk Island. Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to continue to move north-northeast before turning east-northeast within the next 24 to 48 hours. As the storm turns, it is expected to slow down as it moves over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Gradual strengthening is expected to continue, with the NHC expecting Franklin to be near hurricane strength by August 26. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Storm Franklin shortly after landfall over the Dominican Republic on August 23. While the cloud-filled center of circulation was sitting over the eastern side of the island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic), convective bands carrying heavy rain stretched across the entire island. The Turks and Caicos Islands were also receiving precipitation from the storm. |
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| Date | Taken on 23 August 2023 | ||
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Tropical Storm Franklin Batters Hispaniola (direct link)
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| Author | MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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