Top hurricane sat photos of all time...

[Texas Snowman]

While we're waiting for 2011 to ramp up - assuming that it does - was looking over some past seasons.

Got me to thinking about my fascination with hurricane sat photos.

And wondering what the best looking sat photo of all time was.

Based on size, size and clarity of eye, symmetry, venting of the top, etc.

Allen, Katrina, Mitch, Rita, Gilbert, all had impressive photos at some point in their lives.

What say you?

EDIT: Add in most interesting, most unusual, whatever. Something to talk about until the 2011 season kicks into high gear (if it does)...

[Texas Snowman]

If the eye of Hurricane Isabel (2003) was more clear in this pic, I'd vote for this one...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _1445Z.jpg

[Cookie]

stunning image!

[Extratropical94]

I personally like Igor's appearance as a strong cat. 4.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hurri ... ,_2010.jpg

And I suggest only posting links or previews if possible because most of the images are incredibly large and have a high resolution (5000x5000 and more), so they take days to load for some of us.

[HurricaneBill]

My personal faves:

Hurricane Gilbert


Hugo at his Category 5 peak (Classic buzzsaw appearance)


Allen in the Gulf (huge storm)

[Zampanò]

A bit predictable, perhaps:

[cycloneye]

We can't forget that very small eye when Wilma was with the lowest pressure of 882 mbs.

[Texas Snowman]

That shot of Wilma with that tiny eye and consistent cloud tops is nothing short of amazing...

[Texas Snowman]

Can someone resize and post the Isabel shot above (link is posted)?

I still think she had one of the greatest sat presentations of all time...

[FLCrackerGirl]

Hurricane Frances 2004 -
Bigger than the length of Florida & a Stadium effect eye.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/FLCrackerGirl/HURRICANE%20MAPS/HurricaneFrances2004.jpg

[Texas Snowman]

Can't believe I forgot this one...

[SeminoleWind]

I remember watching Wilma when the vortex data message came in at 882 i said HOLY S@#! please dont let that come are way.Amazing.

[Texas Snowman]

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

[Texas Snowman]

I remember watching Wilma when the vortex data message came in at 882 i said HOLY S@#! please dont let that come are way.Amazing.

We have seen a lifetime of epic hurricanes in the past 10-12 years.

[Macrocane]

I saved this one, the hurricanes may not be as impressive as the ones you've posted but the impressive thing is that there were 3 hurricanes at the same time, Igor, Julia and Karl:

[cycloneye]

Can someone resize and post the Isabel shot above (link is posted)?

I still think she had one of the greatest sat presentations of all time...

I think I fixed it by uploading the pic at imageshack.us.

[somethingfunny]

It gets overlooked sandwiched between the other two that year, but Rita was a stunningly gorgeous hurricane:

[TexWx]

For me, it's the old satellite picture of Hurricane Carla.


Even though I was not alive in '61, the family memories from that storm are unforgettable.

As far as images, it's Gilbert and Allen.

I could almost write a screenplay about our Hurricane Allen evacuation.

[artist]

can we include typhoons? I was going for Tip but ran across this of Typhoon Nabi-

[RL3AO]

If we expand it from best to coolest or most interesting, I'll include Marco with a TRMM satellite showing rainfall.