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HURRICANE FLOYD

September 13, 1999

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It isn't often that one gets to see a "classic" hurricane on weather satellite imagery. But, the 2115 UTC (5:15pm EDT) image of Floyd on September 13, 1999 may well be a prize-winner. This image shows a very well-defined eye surrounded by an equally well-defined eye wall. The late afternoon sun is being blocked from entering the western part of the eye by the towering clouds in the eye wall. Meanwhile, the clouds on the eastern side of the eye are brightly lit! The storm has a well-defined spiral and is almost perfectly round. Again (as with Dennis), the lower level clouds and winds are spiraling counter-clockwise into the storm. Above, winds are spiralling outward in a clockwise spiral. Notice the carrot-shaped anvils (tops of thunderstorms) to the east and southeast of the storm. The anvils are pointing outward in a clockwise sense.

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