[metmom]

Unfortunately, you're right. The worst part of the storm is on the right side of the driection it's going in. In other words, If it's heading due north, the worst side is on the east. You always want the eye to pass to the east of you if you have to get hit so you are on the west side.

[johnb838]

You always want the eye to pass to the east of you if you have to get hit so you are on the west side.

Something I'd forgotten, but if the eye passes to the east your winds will come from the north east -- they'll have been over land for a long time, that's why they call it the clean, or dry side. Galveston is still very worried, but if it passes to the east of THEM, they'll get the weakest hit of all, am I right?

[pgyanke]

You always want the eye to pass to the east of you if you have to get hit so you are on the west side.

Almost always. Dennis did the opposite at landfall. The outer affects were more significant to the east than the west but the eyewall effects were much stronger on its west side.