Can someone explain to me why the storm surge will be worse south of the eye?
It's because the forward velocity of the storm (how fast it's moving towards the coast) adds to the wind effects and storm surge.
281 posted on 08/13/2004 11:18:06 AM PDT by Pyro7480
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