Hurricane Rafael (2012)
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Hurricane Rafael was a long-lived category 1 hurricane that produced minor damage in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and affected the coastlines of Atlantic Canada in mid-October 2012. The seventeenth
Hurricane Rafael near peak intensity on October 16
Hurricane Rafael's extratropical remnant on October 22, approaching Portugal.
Rafael over the Lesser Antilles on October 13
Rapid intensification
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Rapid intensification is any process wherein a tropical cyclone strengthens very dramatically in a short period of time. Tropical cyclone forecasting agencies utilize differing thresholds for designat
Cyclone Marcus was an instance in which operational intensity forecasts successfully predicted rapid intensification with the aid of RI forecast aids.