Question about the size of Ivan

Possum Trot · #1 Postby **Possum Trot** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:43 am

Look at this:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite2/hurr ... gwvjpg.htm

Now, historically, have other hurricanes been this large?

Hurricane Cheese · #2 Postby **Hurricane Cheese** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:45 am

Hurricane Hugo was about this size I believe...

#3 Postby **patsmsg** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:50 am

Gilbert was a big on in 1988...
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1988gilbert.html

cccmachine · #4 Postby **cccmachine** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:25 pm

He's a big boy

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/coolimages/FloridaTCcomp.gif

Guest · #5 Postby **Guest** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:26 pm

Not as strong, but Floyd took the cake.

bahamaswx · #6 Postby **bahamaswx** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:31 pm

Hurricane force winds 115miles from the center. Not bad.

Guest · #7 Postby **Guest** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:33 pm

^^^ Image was broken, but if that was the same as Floyd so I'm guessing that's who it was.

#8 Postby **charleston_hugo_veteran** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:33 pm

#9 Postby **Buck** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:03 pm

At their peak size, Gilbert, Floyd and Frances were all bigger than Ivan at this point.

#10 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:34 pm

Carla 1961 and the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 were even larger than Gilbert and Floyd-both of them would have made decent sized typhoons in WPAC.

Steve

Website · #11 Postby **Brent** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:44 pm

Isabel when it was hitting North Carolina as a Cat 2 last year was about the size of Ivan. Of course, dry air has been entrained into it's inner core so right by the eye wasn't as bad as farther away...

I remember Opal in 1995 being huge. I can remember it being cloudy about 36 hours before it hit us.

Also... after Isidore in 2002's inner core collapsed due to hitting the Yucatan it was HUGE with TS force winds extending out 345 miles at one point. I remember it being 18 hours from hitting Louisiana and we were getting heavy rain and gusty wind from it IN EAST ALABAMA.

Guest · #12 Postby **Guest** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:57 pm

the image comparing ivan to charley and frances is amazing. its even like 2x the size of frances. its hurricane wind area is the size of charley. huge.

#13 Postby **EDR1222** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:03 pm

In 1995, Category 4 Hurricane Luis had hurrican force winds extending outward 140 miles from the center when it was nearing the NE Carribean.

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