Hurricane David - Radar Loops

Here is a really cool radar loop of Hurricane David's landfall in Southeast Florida on September 3-4, 1979. The loop is from the Miami, Florida WSR-57 radar and shows the approach of David from the Western Bahamas to landfall near Palm Beach, Florida. David made landfall as a Category Two with sustained winds of 100mph and a minimum central pressure of 970mb(28.64in). During the previous week, David had made disasterous landfalls at both Dominica and in the Dominican Republic, where the storm was near Category Five intensity.

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• David
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• Miami
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• 1979
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[hammysquirrel]

thanks for posting this--i've been looking for a Hurr. David radar for awhile (im compiling a radar image archive)

do you have one of Dennis-1981/Kate-1985/Floyd-19­87/Keith-1988/Marco-1990/or Bob-1991?

[vmax135]

Thanks for the comment! I probably don't have any radar loops from Dennis(81) at least I don't remember recording any, but for Kate(85), Floyd(87), Keith(88), Marco(90) and Bob(91)...I probably do. I'll have to go back through some archived tapes to see what I have, but if I find any I'll post them here on YouTube.

[pipecub83]

Do you have any radar loops of Hurricane David off the Georgia coast and as making landfall in Savannah? 

[phenylket]

I was in melbourne Florida directly in the eye What a trip! The neighbors power never went out ours crashed early on. We drove through downtown melbourne in my mom's 68 Ford GT fastback During the eye it was surreal!

[Ecowildfish]

i saw giygas

[gloepp]

I was in this storm on the USS Sellers for three days...wasnt fun..

[sponsler]

Thanks for having this one posted. I never got to see on radar what David looked like as it crossed the Cape until seeing this. Cool!

[deniscatak93]

What is the name of that software u used to see that huricane? and where i can download it ? 

[Anivet4]

I was born in PR during that hurricane..

[nortyjay]

Nice. It took a year to fully bring back utilities in my country, Dominica. (not same place as dominican rep)

[PapaShango619]

My favorite hurricane since my name is David :D

[davidlee110]

My first name is David

:D i was a bad ass wans't i???