Hurricane Esther was the first large tropical cyclone to be discovered by satellite imagery. The fifth tropical cyclone, named storm, and hurricane of...
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over the British Isles. The next storm, Hurricane Esther, threatened to strike New England as a major hurricane, but rapidly weakened and made landfall...
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16, 1961, into Hurricane Esther by NHRP and the United States Navy aircraft. Eight cylinders of silver iodide were dropped into Esther's eyewall, and winds...
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A Category 5 Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, within the Atlantic...
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Look up Esther in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. Esther may also refer to: Esther (given name)...
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Television Infrared Observation Satellites (TIROS). In 1961, Hurricane Esther was the first hurricane to be "discovered" through satellite readings. Although...
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Hurricane Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2008. National Hurricane Center (1961). "Hurricane Esther Preliminary...
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Accumulated cyclone energy (redirect from Hurricane Destruction Potential)
ACE of any hurricane was 2005's Hurricane Cindy, which was only a hurricane for six hours, and 2007's Hurricane Lorenzo, which was a hurricane for twelve...
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- "Hurricane Debbie"" (PDF). Met Éireann. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013. "Hurricane Esther, a new...
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September 26, 1961 – Hurricane Esther moved within 35 miles of the south coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts as a Category 1 hurricane, before subsequently...
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The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season featured one of the longest-travelling tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, Hurricane Carrie. Nevertheless, the...
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Offshore Hurricane Esther caused high surf and 70 mph (115 km/h) winds at beaches in New Jersey. August 28, 1962 – The outer rainbands of Hurricane Alma dropped...
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The name Esther has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide. In the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Esther (1957) Hurricane Esther (1961) In the Australian...
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Flooding along the eastern shore causes two deaths. September 21, 1961 – Hurricane Esther moves northward, parallel to the coast. Wind gusts to 45 mph (70 km/h)...
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United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%...
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Hurricane Ginny was the strongest recorded tropical cyclone to make landfall in Canada, as well as the latest hurricane on a calendar year to affect the...
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2006. Cooperman, Sumner, & McGuire (1961). "Hurricane Esther Tropical Cyclone Report". National Hurricane Center. Archived from the original on March...
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residence. Accordingly, the goods were heavily damaged due to the Hurricane Esther which wrecked the boat in transit. During the 48th edition of Miss...
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The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year, from June 1 through November 30, when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form...
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Starting with Hurricane Esther (1961), NHRP was heavily involved with Project Stormfury, the U. S. Government's experiment in hurricane modification....
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(NHC-64), wrote a manual on hurricane forecasting, and evaluate the accuracy of track forecasts. Starting with Hurricane Esther (1961), NHRP was heavily...
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Tropical cyclone naming (redirect from Hurricane names)
they are named. Any member of the World Meteorological Organization's hurricane, typhoon and tropical cyclone committees can request that the name of...
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A. Lee then stood guard over the early warning tower, fighting off Hurricane Esther as she remained in the vicinity of the abandoned "Texas Tower." Willis...
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1961, Davis paid a visit to Norfolk en route back to her home port. Hurricane Esther, however, compelled a change in plans. When the storm forced the evacuation...
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portal Hurricane Esther (1961) Hurricane Gerda (1969) Hurricane Arthur (2014) Hurricane Alex (2004) Gordon E. Dunn (April 1963). The Hurricane Season...
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formed by two men who already owned WOL in Washington, D.C. In 1961, Hurricane Esther passed east of Delaware. WDOV, still a daytime-only station, stayed...
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marks a leap forward in a career that undoubtedly will be one to watch.” Esther Zuckerman of IndieWire graded the film a C+. "Suncoast". Sundance Film Festival...
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Hurricane Rita was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico and the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Part...
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study seeding hurricanes with silver iodide. He put together an experiment using NHRP and United States Navy aircraft to seed Hurricane Esther. The encouraging...
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into Hurricane Anna (17th July 1961) Hurricane Anna by TIROS-3 (July 1961) Hurricane Esther by TIROS-3 (10th September 1961) Images of hurricanes by TIROS-3...
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