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On what date did Hurricane Georges make landfall on the U.S. mainland?
  How many days did it take Hurricane Georges to travel across the Atlantic
  Ocean before landfall? What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

Which two important properties of tropical cyclones are measured using
  radar? What will be an ideal response?




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Answer to Question 1

Georges made landfall on September 27, 1998. Georges traveled across the Atlantic
from September 15 to September 27, a total of 12 days.



Answer to Question 2

Radial wind velocity (wind speed and storm movement) and refl ectivity (rain intensity,
location of the eye, etc).




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