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NRaleighLiberal

(61,910 posts) Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:30 PM Sep 2017

Terrifying picture - island of Barbuda in the eye of Irma last night - radar image

Lots of Irma news - the latest - including predictions on where in the US it is most likely to impact here

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/category-5-irma-hits-leeward-islands-peak-strength

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Terrifying picture - island of Barbuda in the eye of Irma last night - radar image (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 OP

God damn. klook Sep 2017 #1

Why is it egg-shaped? kentuck Sep 2017 #2

It's moving forward, and very dynamic - rotating constantly - so any snap pic could pick up NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #3

It almost looks like a chambered nautilus.. (n/t) Useless in FL Sep 2017 #4

Foreshortening because that's a real view from a geostationary satellite, perhaps muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #5

That is a frigging monster KelleyKramer Sep 2017 #6

klook

(13,653 posts)

1. God damn.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:39 PM

Sep 2017

I've never seen the color black on one of these images before -- it's like 3rd-degree burns.

Absolutely terrifying.

kentuck

(115,622 posts)

2. Why is it egg-shaped?

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:41 PM

Sep 2017

Aren't most hurricanes more circular??

NRaleighLiberal

(61,910 posts)

3. It's moving forward, and very dynamic - rotating constantly - so any snap pic could pick up

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:55 PM

Sep 2017

an irregularity to the shape

Useless in FL

(329 posts)

4. It almost looks like a chambered nautilus.. (n/t)

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 04:04 PM

Sep 2017

muriel_volestrangler

(106,598 posts)

5. Foreshortening because that's a real view from a geostationary satellite, perhaps

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 04:34 PM

Sep 2017

and it's slightly north of the equator, rather than directly underneath the satellite?

KelleyKramer

(11,598 posts)

6. That is a frigging monster

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 04:44 PM

Sep 2017

God help all the people in its path

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