SATELLITE WEATHER MAP OF HURRICANE GEORGES

WAS03:WEATHER-GEORGES:BILOXI,MISSISSIPPI,28SEP98 - Satellite image of Hurricane Georges taken September 27, as it nears the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Furious winds and driving rain pounded the Mississippi coast as Hurricane Georges swept ashore from the Gulf September 28. Wind gusts of up to 170 mph (273 kph) were reported in Biloxi, Mississippi, where the eye of the deadly storm crossed on to land. hb/Photo by NOAA REUTERS