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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#241 Postby euro6208 » Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:52 pm

Only TC thus far >35 knots in the WPAC...Cat 5 monster...Nepartak...

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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#242 Postby Kazmit » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:56 pm

On a more recent note, here's a stunning image of Hurricane Blas as a cat 4, in the Eastern Pacific. Resembles Igor in a way... :wink:
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#243 Postby hurricanes1234 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:49 pm

:uarrow: If my memory serves me right, I think Blas was only a Category 4 for six hours overnight. The beautiful daytime pictures were taken when it had already weakened to 110 kts but it remained in this steady state for another 24 hours or so after coming down from category 4.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#244 Postby StormChaser75 » Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:55 pm

Just thought I'll add these images of twin cat 5 typhoons ivan (on the left ) and Joan (on the right) both had a peak of 185 mph and 905 mb
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Also some satelite imagery of 3 typhoons in the west Pacific in September 1987, I believe all 3 were at least of cat 3 typhoon strength at the time of the satellite imagery, ( please correct me if I'm wrong )
Typhoon Gerald on the left , typhoon Freda in the middle, and typhoon Holly on the right.
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#245 Postby euro6208 » Fri Aug 12, 2016 6:27 am

StormChaser75 wrote:Just thought I'll add these images of twin cat 5 typhoons ivan (on the left ) and Joan (on the right) both had a peak of 185 mph and 905 mb

Also some satelite imagery of 3 typhoons in the west Pacific in September 1987, I believe all 3 were at least of cat 3 typhoon strength at the time of the satellite imagery, ( please correct me if I'm wrong )
Typhoon Gerald on the left , typhoon Freda in the middle, and typhoon Holly on the right.



Strongest pair of cyclones worldwide simultaneously never ceases to amaze me. Too bad no recon to investigate.

Correct...Gerald was a Cat 3, Freda a Cat 3 but shortly became a Cat 4, and Holly was a Cat 4 on it's way to a Cat 5 shortly after...
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#246 Postby Kazmit » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:13 am

Cyclone Olivia near West Australia in 1996. She had amazing wispy bands- really looked like a vortex of death.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#247 Postby StormChaser75 » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:20 am

Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
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I just love this color image of typhoon gay (1992) at around peak
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Hurricane andrew (1992)
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Hurricane Allen (1980)
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#248 Postby euro6208 » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:44 pm

Gay never eases to amaze. Big circulation with fanning outflows. No wonder why it's considered one of the top typhoons that could be stronger than obsolete TIP. Highest dvorak for Gay was an amazing 8.7. I wonder what recon would have found as dvorak is low biased in these monsters. :eek:
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#249 Postby StormChaser75 » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:32 pm

More amazing images of typhoon gay from 1992, very beautiful looking typhoon.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#250 Postby FireRat » Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:10 am

Hurricane Matthew 2016...possibly the creepiest hurricane of all time! Thought I'd post this as we near Halloween.

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This was a one of a kind hurricane, and he was as dreadful as he looked on Satellite that morning he struck Haiti. Unbelievable how a category 4-5 landfalling cane could resemble an evil skull.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#251 Postby euro6208 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:31 am

I loved this thread.

Anymore great recent photos?
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#252 Postby Vince_and_Grace_fan » Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:43 am

Not spectacular hurricanes, but I have some funny pictures from the last season.

The 'Grumpy Pacific Ocean' (Madeline, Lester and the ITCZ):

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TS Karl as a headphone:

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A question mark (Gaston and a frontal zone):

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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#253 Postby tatertawt24 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:43 am

Found this cool picture of one that I'd never heard of before; Cyclone Dora from 2007.

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It's basically all eye. :lol:
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#254 Postby euro6208 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:35 am

Cyclone Enawo Cat 4

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Cyclone Ernie Cat 4 both from the South Indian Ocean.

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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#255 Postby tatertawt24 » Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:25 pm

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Phanfone's tiny eye.

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And Champi's gigantic eye.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#256 Postby euro6208 » Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:17 am

tatertawt24 wrote:Image

Phanfone's tiny eye.

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And Champi's gigantic eye.


Too bad the WPAC doesn't have anymore recon or else. :eek:
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#257 Postby euro6208 » Thu Apr 27, 2017 12:59 am

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Re: Best looking hurricane sat photo of all time...

#258 Postby p1nheadlarry » Wed May 31, 2017 9:24 am

Gotta go with Hugo or the oft-mentioned Isabel with the pinwheel in the eye.

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Texas Snowman wrote:Not a sat shot, but just as impressive: Andrew's radar shot just after landfall...

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If I'm not mistaken, that's the last radar shot from Coral Gables/Miami (forget which city it was) before it failed.
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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#259 Postby tatertawt24 » Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:13 pm

Just realized I've had these pictures bookmarked forever and never posted them. :lol:

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Re: Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

#260 Postby tatertawt24 » Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:18 pm

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Literally just an eye and an eyewall. :lol:
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