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is it just me,or does tropical storm erin's rotation look clockwise instead of counter clockwise?
all opinions appreciated. here is the site,http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huirloop.html
just to give you guys a little info.ive lived in louisiana all my life.i went through andrew,lilli,katrina,and rita. the two latter scared me to death and i wasnt even in the direct path.im a merchant mariner so i keep a close eye on all gulf coast weather. and dont worry too much about the winds off of erin the real danger is the flooding
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
What you are probably noticing is the outflow at the upper levels of the tropical cyclone. At low levels, winds spin anticlockwise around the storm's eye and are drawn into and up the eye wall. The winds rise up through the middle of the storm and then exit at the upper levels and leave in a clockwise direction and radiate away from the center of the storm.
An schematic of this circulation can be found here:
- 1 decade ago
looks clockwise to me! I'm keeping my fingers crossed this isn't too bad. I just moved (in May) to Texas and I'm freaking out! This rain has been unbelievable.
Dean looks pretty intense too! I'm keeping a real close eye on that one! Good-Luck to you!
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
it's just you all tropical cyclones and tornadoes and all other cyclones spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
