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Saturday, September 27, 2003


It's a great shot, but it's not Hurricane Isabel
Begging to Differ has a compelling photograph of Hurricane Isabel, "purportedly taken just off Virginia Beach by a Coast Guard employee."

It's a great shot, but it's not Isabel. Hurricanes, especially one so gigantic as Isabel, don't have such a clearly defined storm front. Stormy weather and winds and clouds extend hundreds of miles from the hurricane's center, while the photo shows blue sky almost all the way to the storm's front. As a hurricane approaches, the seas get steadily choppier until the water is positively tempestuous, while the water in the photo is glassy smooth.

But it's still a neat shot. And, BTW, a tanker would be headed away from a hurricane, not toward it as is the one in the shot. (hat tip: Bill Hobbs)

by Donald Sensing, 9/27/2003 11:11:58 AM. Permalink |  






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