1973 Atlantic Hurricane Season Animation

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Channel: Force Thirteen · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Animation of the 1973 Atlantic Hurricane season, featuring Tropical Storm Christine, who formed so far east that it was designated a Tropical Depression before it even left African shores; Hurricane Ellen, who became a Category 3 storm further north than any other; Hurricane Fran, who almost made it to France, and Tropical Storm Gilda, who at the time was the first known storm to transition from Tropical to Subtropical.

Named Storms:
Hurricane Alice (Category 1)
Hurricane Brenda (Category 1)
Tropical Storm Christine (TS)
Tropical Storm Delia (TS)
Major Hurricane Ellen (Category 3)
Hurricane Fran (Category 1)
Tropical Storm Gilda (TS)

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