The classic clockwise spin of a Southern Hemisphere storm can be seen around the center of Cyclone Kirrily.
Far eastern Indonesia’s Aru Islands were drenched on Monday and Tuesday by bands of heavy rainfall spinning around the center of tiny Cyclone Kirrily.
Such storms are rare in this part of Maluku province, but often affect Australian waters to the south.
Satellite estimates from the U.S. agency NOAA indicate that the storm had the potential to bring more than 8 inches of rainfall near its center of circulation.
But it appears most of the heaviest precipitation occurred over open waters of the northern Arafura Sea rather than on the nearby islands of Kobroör and Kai Besar.
Maximum sustained winds were estimated to have been only about 55 mph before Kirrily eventually spun out not far from where it formed.
Cyclone Kirrily Track
Satellite Loop Data: CIMSS