A rainband is a cloud and precipitation structure associated with an area of rainfall which is significantly elongated. Rainbands in tropical cyclones can be either stratiform or convective and are cu
Band of thunderstorms seen on a weather radar display
Photograph of rainbands in Hurricane Isidore
Hurricane Hilary was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant flooding in southwestern Mexico in late September 2011. Hilary was the eighth named storm, seventh hurricane and fourth Categor
Hilary at peak intensity on September 23
Hurricane Hilary at its secondary peak strength on September 26