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Hurricane Lili: September 2002

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Composite Radar Reflectivity
October 2 to October 4

Hurricane Lili makes landfall in Louisiana.

Visible Satellite Imagery
September 30 to October 4, 2002

Courtesy of the Naval Research Laboratory

Lake Charles, Louisiana Radar Reflectivity
October 2 to October 4, 2002

Upper Level Divergence
150-300mb layer mean
October 2 to October 4, 2002

Courtesy of the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wind Shear
(150-300mb layer mean minus 700-925mb layer mean)
September 27 to October 4, 2002

Courtesy of the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Department of Atmospheric Sciences Severe and Hazardous Weather at Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Illinois
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