Great hurricane pics and radars thread

[Rocketman]

Awesome thread. I hope y'all don't mind if I save some of these!

[FWBHurricane]

I have really good pictures of Hurricane Opal, I wish i could put my pictures of Hurricane Erin onto the computer but they are pictures of our backyard after Erin with hundreds of branches and a few big trees down.


http://www.rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Opal_hg.jpg

A great page on Hurricane Opal with pics of US Highway 98 totally washed out- http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricaneopal.htm

[HurricaneBill]

Time for another memorable year. 1998! The U.S. got hit by 3 hurricanes, including one of the most destructive and deadliest hurricanes to move through the Caribbean since Hurricane David in 1979. 1998 also had the deadliest Atlantic hurricane in over 200 years!

The 3rd of 6 hurricanes to either strike or move offshore of North Carolina between 1996-1999. Hurricane Bonnie.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-bonnie-19980826-noaa12-colorir.gif

Only 5 days after Bonnie, Hurricane Danielle appeared to be following a similar path. Fortunately, Danielle stayed away from the U.S. coast.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-danielle-19980831-g8vis.gif

Only 2 days later, here's the odd-looking Hurricane Earl from 1998. Earl was the second hurricane to strike the U.S. in about 1 week. Despite his appearance, Earl actually reached Category 2 status.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-earl-19980902-g8vis.gif

Here's Hurricane Georges at peak intensity as a powerful Category 4. Georges took what was probably the worst possible path through the Caribbean, making landfall after landfall. Georges then made 2 landfalls on the U.S.

Georges left 602 dead and caused nearly $6 billion in damage. Although pretty much pushed into the shadows of Hurricane Mitch, Georges will go down as one of the most destructive hurricanes to move through the Caribbean.

http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Georges/Georges19980919_md.jpg

Here's the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since 1780. The Category 5 monster Hurricane Mitch. Mitch was the most powerful Atlantic hurricane since Gilbert in 1988. Mitch left more than 11,000 dead in Central America.

http://mitchnts1.cr.usgs.gov/images/smalltrcmitch299h.jpg

Here's the first December hurricane since Hurricane Lili in 1984. Nicole formed very late in November and was still a hurricane on December 1st. Oddly enough, Nicole formed in the northern Atlantic.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-nicole-19981201-g8vis.gif

[cycloneye]

http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/im ... -modis.jpg

Here is hurricane Isabel seen from space.Notice the eye as it makes landfall at North Carolina.

[HurricaneBill]

Here's 1999! The U.S. had 3 hurricane landfalls. A late season hurricane took an unusual path through the Caribbean. North Carolina had to deal with one hurricane making landfall and two moving offshore. 1999 could also be known as the year of the Category 4s. 5 hurricanes reached Category 4 status. (Bret, Cindy, Floyd, Gert, Lenny)

Here's the last major hurricane to strike the U.S. Hurricane Bret struck a sparsely populated area of Texas. Some areas received more than 20 inches of rain. Bret caused about $60 million in damage and caused 4 indirect deaths.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-bret-19990822-n14color.jpg

Here's Hurricane Cindy at peak intensity as a Category 4.

http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~stevenb/hurr/99/cindy/cindy124.n14.aug28_1842.gif

Here's Hurricane Dennis off the coast of North Carolina. Dennis would set the stage for the devastating floods of Floyd.

http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/files/Hurricane_Dennis_eastcoast.jpg

Here's the devastating Hurricane Floyd. Floyd would the Bahamas as a Category 4, killing 1 and causing lots of damage. Floyd struck North Carolina as a Category 2 and dumped heavy rains on grounds already soaked by Dennis. Floyd's U.S. death toll of 56 makes Hurricane Floyd the deadliest U.S. hurricane since Agnes in 1972. Floyd killed 57 in all. Indirect deaths bring the toll to around 77.

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-floyd-19990913-2040utc-n14cl.jpg

Here's Hurricane Gert at Category 4 intensity.

http://www.orbimage.com/images/lowgert.jpeg

Here's Hurricane Irene heading towards landfall. Irene was probably the first hurricane to strike the west coast of Florida in quite some time.

http://www.orbimage.com/images/highirene.jpg

Here's Hurricane Jose as a Category 2.

http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/goes/991020.jose.gif

Here's "Wrong-way" Lenny moving east through the Caribbean. Lenny is at peak intensity as an intense Category 4.

[url]www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-lenny-19991117-1545utc-g8vis.jpg[/url]

[njbeachwx]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/georges88d.html

Isobar yes I was prepared for Georges well before that pic that I posted. 5 days before the eventuall landfall I knew that it would be a threat to PR because of the low latitude track and bermuda high strong to the north to not let it go away from the caribbean.

But take a look at this radar loop of Georges as it makes landfall in PR and look at the eye from right to the left of the loop and you will see that it weakens(110 mph) before it makes landfall but it gains strengh after it departs the island in the mona channel and the mona island can be seen in the center of the eye.

That was a sweet loop

[cycloneye]

Bumping this great thread for the many new members who haved not seen all the pics of hurricanes that are in this thread.

HurricaneBill this was buried at page 258.

[cycloneye]

If any members has more pics of hurricanes or radars of landfalls dont hesitate and post them in thiis only thread for hurricane pics,loops and radars.

[hurrmia]

all those hurricane were special in own way.it nice that some one keep recond of those hurricane that we never got get. thanks

[cycloneye]

Impressive view of the stadium effect in powerful hurricane Mitch from the recon plane.

[Steve H.]

Anyone have a shot of the last few visibles of Jeanne the Saturday before landfall? I was on the run that day and didn't even get to see her. Thanks in advance.