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The 1947 Project Cirrus hurricane (unofficially designated Hurricane King)

Meteorological history
The hurricane was first observed as a tropical low along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) as it relocated north of the Isthmus of Panama. The system was positioned east of Cabo Gracias a Dios on October 9, near its development into a tropical storm around 0600 UTC. It initially meandered north-northwestward through the Caribbean, though it suddenly accelerated during the latter half of October 10 as it turned northward. The storm continued to intensify even as it crossed Cuba on October 11, and took a sudden turn northeast, subsequently entering the Gulf of Mexico while it approached the Florida Keys.

Over the evening through the early hours of the following day, the tropical storm's winds further intensified to hurricane-force, but the wind field radius was compact; by early morning, the hurricane had begun to cross southern Florida. Records indicate that the storm attained its peak intensity around this time, and started weakening later during the day. It was reported that vivid lightning was sighted surrounding the eye at this point, with local meteorologists claiming the display was nearly the "most vivid they had ever seen". It maintained the east-northeasterly track until the afternoon of October 13, around the time when it was experimentally seeded by Project Cirrus with almost 80 lb pounds of crushed dry ice along its rainbands. The crew reported that there was a "pronounced modification of the cloud deck seeded," although it was unknown whether this was caused by the seeding.

The hurricane subsequently weakened slightly as it took an abrupt turn west on October 14,