This is a Satellite loop of Hurricane Sam the eighteenth named storm, seventh hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the active <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Atlantic_hurricane_season" class="extiw" title="w:2021 Atlantic hurricane season">2021 Atlantic hurricane season</a>, this loop of Sam was recorded between 11:50 to 20:00 (UTC) (7:50 AM to 4:00 PM) (Local Time) on Sunday September 26th, 2021, during this period Sam was strengthening up until the very last frame of the loop which was around its peak intensity, this loop was taken from red visible band aboard <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA" class="extiw" title="w:NOAA">NOAA's</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES-16" class="extiw" title="w:GOES-16">GOES-16</a> satellite. The official peak of Hurricane Sam was maximum sustained winds of 155 MPH (250 KMH or 135 KNOTS) and a minimum central pressure of 929 Millibars (hPa) making it just as intense as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ida" class="extiw" title="w:Hurricane Ida">Hurricane Ida</a> that occurred a month prior though Hurricane Sam is stronger in terms of maximum sustained winds.
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2021-09-26
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