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Most beautiful storm (in terms of satellite imagery) this year?

Dennis
3
2%
Emily
5
3%
Katrina
51
33%
Maria
3
2%
Rita
14
9%
Wilma
76
49%
Beta
3
2%
Other (please specify)
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Most beautiful storm this year?

#1 Postby wxmann_91 » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:55 pm

For reference

Dennis:
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Emily:
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Katrina:
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Maria:
Image

Rita:
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Wilma:
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Beta:
Image

I wanted to post this thread now since the tropics are quieting down and so is the activity in this thread. If another impressive cane develops then of course I will create a new one at the end of the hurricane season.

I included only the majors this year but other will be an option since there were other impressive hurricanes this year. I will not vote for now, very hard poll.

Base your answers NOT on damage or death, but on the presentation on satellite imagery overall, structure and eye and everything.
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#2 Postby Scorpion » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:57 pm

It was mostly a draw between Katrina and Wilma, but I chose Wilma because she looked alot bigger with that small eye. Dennis and Emily were puny compared to the Big 3.
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#3 Postby brunota2003 » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:58 pm

how was emily not a Cat 5??? look at that beautiful sat pic of her, stunning...
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#4 Postby brunota2003 » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:58 pm

notice all are female EXCEPT Dennis... hmmmmm...
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#5 Postby HURAKAN » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:12 pm

brunota2003 wrote:notice all are female EXCEPT Dennis... hmmmmm...


BAD GIRLS!
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#6 Postby gpickett00 » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:20 pm

brunota2003 wrote:notice all are female EXCEPT Dennis... hmmmmm...


Thank you for following me in the belief that beta is a female!
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#7 Postby WxGuy1 » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:27 pm

Here's are links to images from MODIS , which are often some of the most beautiful vis sat pics available (well, the 1km, 500m, and 250m images are). The resolution can be changed to 1km, 500m, or 250m, though I'll link to the 2km image below since the higher resolution pictures are not friendly for those who don't have broadband (cable, dsl, etc) connections:

Dennis -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 45.2km.jpg

Emily -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 45.2km.jpg

Katrina -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 00.2km.jpg

Rita -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 55.2km.jpg

Wilma -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 40.2km.jpg

Wilma (near Cozumel) -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 25.2km.jpg
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#8 Postby Anonymous » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:33 pm

WxGuy1 wrote:Here's are links to images from MODIS , which are often some of the most beautiful vis sat pics available (well, the 1km, 500m, and 250m images are). The resolution can be changed to 1km, 500m, or 250m, though I'll link to the 2km image below since the higher resolution pictures are not friendly for those who don't have broadband (cable, dsl, etc) connections:

Dennis -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 45.2km.jpg

Emily -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 45.2km.jpg

Katrina -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 00.2km.jpg

Rita -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 55.2km.jpg

Wilma -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 40.2km.jpg

Wilma (near Cozumel) -- http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gall ... 25.2km.jpg


I never liked those kind of images. The clouds in the image are too bright, and the image is usually from another angle....and you sometimes cant see the eye.
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#9 Postby cjrciadt » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:32 am

Cant see your Maria pic, is it the one with the comet tail?
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#10 Postby wxmann_91 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:01 am

cjrciadt wrote:Cant see your Maria pic, is it the one with the comet tail?


Indeed it is the one with the long tail. It has been edited.
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#11 Postby Dr. Jonah Rainwater » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:53 am

Does anyone have any visible shots of Beta at her peak?
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#12 Postby Anonymous » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:56 am

Dr. Jonah Rainwater wrote:Does anyone have any visible shots of Beta at her peak?


It peaked at 4-7am EST. Visible came out, after it weakened from 115 mph to 105 mph.
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#13 Postby Dr. Jonah Rainwater » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:29 pm

Oh. Well, I'd bet she still looked pretty impressive at 105mph, if anyone has visible shots of that.
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#14 Postby Anonymous » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:15 pm

Dr. Jonah Rainwater wrote:Oh. Well, I'd bet she still looked pretty impressive at 105mph, if anyone has visible shots of that.


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#15 Postby Swimdude » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:21 pm

I think Wilma made everyone forget how awesome Katrina looked when it was annular. One vote for Katrina right here.
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#16 Postby f5 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:53 pm

How often is it you see a Hurricane that looks like buzzsaw like Katrina did?before that it was Isabel which had the most beautiful eye a hurricane can have
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#17 Postby superfly » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:57 pm

Swimdude wrote:I think Wilma made everyone forget how awesome Katrina looked when it was annular. One vote for Katrina right here.


Annulars might be rare, but a 2nm eye is unheard of. Annulars might be able to use 80% of the theoretical heat potential but Wilma pretty much used 100%.
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#18 Postby WindRunner » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:10 pm

Wilma . . . I sure hope I never see such an IR shot as this again . . .

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#19 Postby truballer#1 » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:29 pm

WindRunner wrote:Wilma . . . I sure hope I never see such an IR shot as this again . . .

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wilma was incrediable!
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#20 Postby quandary » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:57 pm

Dennis has a second peak before hitting Cuba. Does anyone have an image of that?
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