Cartographic Animations

Cartographic animation is the act of applying animation to a map to convey a change in some dimension. It portrays real time movement of features, like wind, rain, or hurricanes, over a geographic region. The picture above shows a hurricane hitting the west coast of Florida. This was taken in real time, displaying the changes of the storm every so often. 

http://www.mthurricane.com/Hurricane_Charley.htm