What Was The Most Impressive Hurricane on Imagery?

[MiamiensisWx]

Here's more images of Isabel. Just click away...
http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hsei/hsei.pl

[HURAKAN]

Mitch at several points in its life, just by looking at the satellite images, you got an eerie feeling!

[Jim Cantore]

Isabel with Floyd close behind

Isabel was just a beautiful storm a perfect hurricane shape with a large perfectly shaped eye truely a sight to look at

Floyd as peak strength was a massive beautiful storm

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

I also say Emily was very impressive for a time.

[HurricaneBill]

I actually found a visible satellite image of Donna in a book. I scanned the image onto my computer.

[wxmann_91]

Here's more images of Isabel. Just click away...
http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hsei/hsei.pl

It ain't workin, this is what it says:

Notice! The URL you are attempting to access is not valid....

[Lowpressure]

Isabel and Floyd. Isabel for the eye features and cloud stiations and Floyd for pure size and power on an approach to the Bahamas, he was huge. The new satellite I keep seeing here, I believe it is McIdas, makes every storm look better with water color and terrain features.

[docjoe]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0409/ivan_iss.jpg

this picture of ivan, from astronomy picture of the day, is one of my favorite hurricane pics ever. I think it is classic.

docjoe

[wzrgirl1]

Andrew

[ts_kakolina]

Maybe because in Puerto Rico we had a "close encounter" with him, I remember Georges (1998) as a very impressive one. Georges is not even in your list.
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/imag ... 9-g8ir.gif

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/imag ... 2-g8ir.gif

PD. When you are in a 100 x 35 miles (aprox.) island you see hurricanes near you from another perspective

[wxmann_91]

Nice visible loop of Mitch on Oct 26 (from Unisys):


http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/1998H/MITCH/Mit_v.gif

[wxmann_91]

Maybe because in Puerto Rico we had a "close encounter" with him, I remember Georges (1998) as a very impressive one. Georges is not even in your list.
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/imag ... 9-g8ir.gif

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/imag ... 2-g8ir.gif

PD. When you are in a 100 x 35 miles (aprox.) island you see hurricanes near you from another perspective

This is a great image of Georges:

http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/pub/goes/980919.georges.jpeg

But of course if the person who created this thread listed every extremely impressive hurricane that occurred even within the last 25 years, the list would be too long.

Other recent examples of impressive canes would be Edouard (1996), Iris (2001), Isaac (2000), Bob (1991), Elena (1985), Michelle (2001), Isidore (2002), and Lili (2002).

Please keep these pics of impressive 'canes coming. Really enjoy them.

[wxmann_91]

BUMP for those who still want to post in this poll or just want to look at great sats or want to provide some more great sats.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

I'm suprized Emily did not get a few votes. It happen this year. In had for a short time became a cat5 based on the 153 knot flight level wind the Nhc recon found. That the nhc said there selfs that it might of been a cat5 for a short time around 03z. More powerful then Frances or Jeanne or Keith you got on your list. Also more powerful then Charley,Karl,Donna,"Floyd"(Offically a tie).

[wxmann_91]

I'm suprized Emily did not get a few votes. It happen this year. In had for a short time became a cat5 based on the 153 knot flight level wind the Nhc recon found. That the nhc said there selfs that it might of been a cat5 for a short time around 03z. More powerful then Frances or Jeanne or Keith you got on your list. Also more powerful then Charley,Donna,Floyd.

Not strength but beauty. Emily got a cool eye but IMHO b/c of impedement of outflow on the southern side it looked pretty ugly also. Keith was pretty, just take a look:

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/Atlantic/2000/TRCkeith276A_G8.jpg

And Floyd was beautiful too, and it had a lower central pressure than Emily.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Look pretty good(Emily)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 97_G12.jpg


Pic of Dennis at landfall.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 189_N7.jpg

Ivan 2004
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 52_G12.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 56_G12.jpg

Ivan as a cat5...Notice the cloud filled eye?
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 57_G12.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 55_G12.jpg

Jeanne Impressive!
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 67_G12.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 69_G12.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 269_N6.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 0B_G12.jpg

Alex
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 18_G12.jpg

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 217_N5.jpg

Charley
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropica ... 26_G12.jpg

[Anonymous]

Im surprised Charley got no votes..he was an impressive little thing. Stronger than Hugo, Keith or Donna. 150 mph Hurricane...wow.

[Patrick99]

What about 'ol Andy? He had a very unique look in that he was almost all symmetrical "donut" for most of his westward trek, and certainly as the eye passed over South Dade. There wasn't much of that spiral arm structure, if any. It had the satellite appearance of a buzzsaw.

I envision the 1935 Labor Day storm to have been fairly similar in appearance to Andrew.

[jax]

Im surprised Charley got no votes..he was an impressive little thing. Stronger than Hugo, Keith or Donna. 150 mph Hurricane...wow.

not really... nowhere near as impressive as Gilbert and the likes...
not even close...

[facemane]

Gilbert, the day before it slammed into Jamacia.