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community, sample files for running the tracker for the 2011 Hurricane Irene are provided. <ul> <li><a href= "/HurrWRF/users/downloads/Tracker_releases/V3.4a/test_data.tar.gz">GFDL vortex tracker test data</a></li> </ul> </p> </div> <div id="column_subcontent_wrap"> <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <h2>Events</h2> <div id="events"> <p>No Upcoming Events</p> </div> <div id="Announcements"> <h2>Announcements</h2> <ur> <li>5 November 2018</li> <p><a href="/node/631">HWRF v4.0a Release</a></p> <li>23-25 January 2018 <p><a href= "http://www.dtcenter.org/HurrWRF/users/tutorial/2018">Hurricane WRF Tutorial</a></p> </li> </ur> </div> <h2>Organizations contributing to this website</h2> <table border="0"> <tr> <td>Developmental Testbed Center <a href="http://www.dtcenter.org/" target="_blank" >(DTC)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td> NCAR's Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Division <a href="http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/" target="_blank" >(MMM)</a></td> </tr> </table > 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