+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation Hurricane Lili, October 2, 2002 Hurricane Lili strengthened as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico and headed towards the U.S. coast. It was reclassified as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 135 mph. The storm is projected to make landfall tomorrow in the same part of Louisiana that Tropical Storm Isidore dumped over 20 inches of rain just one week ago. Evacuation orders have been issued to nearly a half-million people in Louisiana and Texas. A storm surge of 10-12 feet is expected along the immediate coast line.    Hurricane Lili strengthens as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Duration: 19.0 seconds Available formats:   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   320x240     JPEG         12 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             97 MB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       715 KB How to play our movies    Hurricane Lili strengthens as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is now classified as a Category 4 hurricane. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 3 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     16 KB    Cut across the storms cloud to reveal the underlying rain structure. Yellow denotes areas of rain with 0.5 inches of rain per hour, Green denotes areas of 1.0 inches of rain per hour and Red shows areas with more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   160 x 80           PNG       17 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     13 KB    This is the rain structure of Hurricane Lili with all of the clouds removed on October 2, 2002. Yellow denotes areas of rain with 0.5 inches of rain per hour, Green denotes areas of 1.0 inches of rain per hour and Red shows areas with more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   160 x 80           PNG       15 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     13 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB    Slate title from video tape reads, 'Hurricane Lili. Lili packed 135 mpg sustained winds and intense rains as it approached the U.S. Coast on October 2, 2002.' Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG   122 KB   320 x 234         PNG     366 KB Animation Number: 2563 Completed: 2002-10-05 Animators: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)   Tom Bridgman (GST) Scientist: Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: GOES-8   TRMM/PR   TRMM/TMI Data Collected: 2002/10/05 Series: TRMM 3D Hurricanes Video: SVS2002-0024 * Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science SVS >> Hurricane SVS >> Hurricane Lili DLESE >> Natural hazards GCMD >> Location >> Cuba     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: