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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... August 20, 2008 August 20, 2008 August 20, 2008 August 20, 2008 Tropical Storms: What a Difference A Little Time Can Make Here are two radar images from August 19th, at 5:45 pm and 5:45 am respectively. Other than the slightly different positions of the spiral bands, can you spot the major difference between the two? 5:45 pm: http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545pm.png 5:45 am: http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545am.png Before you peek at the answers (below), here's a hint: things can change dramatically over time. Answers: http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545pm-ans.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545am-ans.png (today's Ticker was inspired by a comment from Dr. Jeff Basara)