On September 3, the island chain of the Bahamas suffered massive flooding and powerful winds due to the Category 5 storm brought by Hurricane Dorian. The National Hurricane Center shared the snaps captured by the Air force officials on Twitter. The pictures of Hurricane Dorian shaping into a stadium with inside walls revealed the strength and massive power of the storm.

Stadium Effect

The effect of Hurricane Dorian is attributed as the “Stadium Effect”. The Stadium effect is a phenomenon which usually occurs in storms where the clouds surrounding the eyewall bend outwards due to weight, this gives the eye an appearance of an open dome which looks like a sports stadium. Hence the scientists at the National Hurricane Center termed it as the “Stadium Effect”. The planes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flew into the hurricane to capture the stunning pictures and accumulate information to help forecast and gauge the storm. The team of NOAA, are better known as the “Hurricane Hunters” who performed the shoot.

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Netizens react

The picture shared by the National Hurricane Center on Twitter shows the wing of the plane facing the eye of Hurricane Dorian which looks concave-shaped. The NHC while sharing the picture captioned it, “Here's a look at what scientists call the "stadium effect" inside the eye of #Dorian from @NOAA scientists.  This happens at times in very strong hurricanes”. 

 

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Initially, the pictures were captured by one of the officials and posted on Twitter after the operation. Garrett Black, Air Force Hurricane Hunter captured the beautiful dome-shaped eye of the hurricane. Take a look - 

In the video, one can properly see the eye of Dorian shaping in the form of a stadium. A clip also shows more scenes from Hurricane Dorian. The eye-catching stunning perspectives were caught by NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter trip on September 1. The sky-view of Dorian displays the calm before it approaches further for destruction. 

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More on Hurricane Dorian

Dorian has been delegated a Category 5 tempest, pressing breezes of 290 kilometers for every hour. It is expected to move towards Florida on Tuesday. After that, it will hit Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Wednesday night and Thursday. A huge number of individuals have been evacuated from the beachfront territories of Florida and the Carolinas. The people have been asked to take adequate precautions and gather food and other requirements in times of distress. 

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