NORFOLK, Va. — When I started as a professional meteorologist in 1980, long-range hurricane forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) went out three days, or 72 hours. It would be over 20 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a staple of every hurricane season: the forecast "cone of uncertainty," which warns the public of the projected path of a ...
Weather forecasts have gotten quite good over the years, but their temperatures aren’t always spot on — and the result when they underplay extremes can be lethal. Even a 1-degree difference in a ...
The cone represents the probable track of the storm's center, with a 66% chance of it staying within the cone. Misinterpretations of the cone include assuming all impacts will occur within its ...
It's a staple of every hurricane season: the forecast "cone of uncertainty," which warns the public of the projected path of a tropical depression, storm or hurricane. But there are some important ...