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The arrival of hurricane dorian has me wondering about historical storm prediction. I know barometers have been around since the 1600 but aside from that what other methods were used to predict storms? A big dip in barometric pressure indicates severe weather is coming BUT not much more than that.

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The arrival of hurricane dorian has me wondering about historical storm prediction. I know barometers have been around since the 1600 but aside from that what other methods were used to predict storms? A big dip in barometric pressure indicates severe weather is coming BUT not much more than that.	10