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| Melbourne Radar, Pressure @ 1:13 PM EDT 9/4 - A closeup shows the huge eye of
Frances approaching the east coast of Florida. A color gradient of pressure is shown, with blue representing low
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Melbourne Radar, Visible Satellite @ 1:13 PM EDT 9/4 - RadarPlus shows the
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| Eastern Florida Visible Satellite @ 2:54 PM EDT 9/4 - Incredible detail of
the eye of the storm is shown on this high-resolution satellite image of eastern Florida, which shows the latest weather
observations from airports. |
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Eastern Florida Visible Satellite @ 8:30 PM EDT 9/4 - As the sun sets, the
wide eyewall makes landfall between Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie, Florida. |
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| Florida Pressure & Winds - 9:00 PM EDT 9/5 - Hurricane Frances emerges
from the Tampa area to move out over the Gulf of Mexico. Arrows indicate wind speed and direction around the area of low pressure,
shown as blue on the pressure gradient map. |
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Tampa Radar - 10:00 AM EDT 9/6 - Hurricane Frances begins to make its second
landfall south of Tallahassee, Florida. RadarPlus has now added a radar loop to the pressure gradient and wind arrows shown in the
previous image. |
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| Florida Panhandle Pressure & Winds - 2:40 PM EDT 9/6 - Hurricane Frances
is inland south of Tallahassee, Florida. This regional RadarPlus image also has counties overlaid. |
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Florida Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4 Hurricane Frances approaches the coast on the
morning of September 4, 2004. |
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| Miami Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4 Hurricane Frances approaches the coast, then
pauses during the afternoon, hammering the coast with eyewall rain and wind. |
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Melbourne Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4 Hurricane Frances moves towards landfall on
the eastern Florida coast during the afternoon and evening. |
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| Melbourne 1-Hour Precip MOVIE - Sept. 4 The storm delivers up to two inches
of rain per hour from initial feeder bands over the state of Florida, then from the eyewall offshore. |
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Melbourne Velocity Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4 Hurricane Frances moves towards
landfall on the eastern Florida coast during the afternoon and evening, pounding the coast with high winds. |
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| Florida Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4 Hurricane Frances' pauses off the coast for
hours in the afternoon, hammering the coast with brutal eyewall winds and rain, then makes its final approach late in the
evening. |
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Melbourne Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4-5 The large eye of the storm makes landfall
near Palm Beach overnight. |
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| Melbourne Radar MOVIE - Sept. 4-5 Hurricane Frances' large eye makes landfall
between Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie, Florida. |
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Melbourne Radar MOVIE - Sept. 5 Hurricane Frances rakes across the state of
Florida during the day of September 5th. |
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| Melbourne 1-Hour Precip MOVIE - Sept. 5 Hurricane Frances drops up to 3.4
inches of rain per hour as it rakes across the state of Florida. |
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Melbourne Velocity Radar MOVIE - Sept. 5 Hurricane Frances' high winds rake
across the state of Florida, downing trees and causing power outages for millions. |
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| Florida Radar MOVIE - Sept. 5 Hurricane Frances spins across the state of
Florida after making landfall early in the morning on September 5th. |
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Tampa MOVIE - Sept. 5The storm moves westward across the state of Florida,
heading in the direction of Tampa. Suddenly at 5:30 pm the hurricane bounces to the northwest and takes the shortest path out to
sea. |
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| Tallahassee Radar MOVIE - Sept. 6Hurricane Frances makes its second landfall
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