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News Release 05-165
Seeing Into the Eye of Hurricane Rita
Weather model advances hurricane intensity prediction
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NCAR's Advanced Research WRF projects an outlook for the development of hurricanes approaching the southeastern United States once or twice daily. This image displays a prediction of Hurricane Rita's status by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, September 21, based on observed conditions reported at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 20. The high resolution (2.5 miles or 4 kilometers) provides a detailed look at rainbands, intensity, and other important features.
Credit: National Center for Atmospheric Research, ARW
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Damage caused by the Galveston hurricane of 1900 is the worst in U.S. history.
Credit: NOAA
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This part of Slidell, La., was flattened by Hurricane Katrina.
Credit: FEMA
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