Plate 44
Plate 44. Radar image of Hurricane Andrew
making landfall south of Miami at 835Z on August 24,
1992. The doughnut-shaped eye wall is depicted by red,
pink and burgundy, which correspond to the heaviest
rates of rain. Areas in gray indicate regions where
the radar could not accurately assess the intensity
of the precipitation. HAFB is the Homestead Air Force
Base (courtesy of NOAA).