Hurricane Safety and Preparedness

Hurricane Forecasts: What You Should Know

Hurricane forecasts have some caveats that might not appear on a graphic, including the meaning of a storm's winds, landfall and its impacts. By Jonathan Belles and Jonathan Erdman • 2 hours ago Description

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Understanding The Cone Of Uncertainty

Hurricane forecasts contain a wealth of information, such as their forecast path. But there are other caveats crucial to the storm's potential impacts that may not appear on more widely used forecast graphics.

Let's list some of these key subtleties you can keep in mind the next time you're monitoring another tropical storm or hurricane. Note that any graphics shown below are not from current hurricanes or tropical storms.

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