Hurricane Isabel, September 8, 2003

  • Released Thursday, September 11, 2003
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Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003 is the second major hurricane of the 2003 season, measuring a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and is moving west-northwest at 14 mph. The animation peels away at the cloud tops and reveals the underlying rain structure.

Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003

Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003. Red= at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and yellow is 0.5 inches of rain

Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003. Red= at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and yellow is 0.5 inches of rain

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This page was originally published on Thursday, September 11, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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