With the arrival of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas yesterday, Dr. Austin, founder and CEO of WeatherExtreme Ltd., explains how even Category 2 storms can produce devastating storm surge. In the article found in Quartz, she explains how Hurricane Florence is rotating counter-clockwise, in the map below. So the combination of winds and pressure will cause tides to recede in the upper left quadrant of the storm, and to rise in the upper right quadrant of the storm—generating a surge where the hurricane passes over the coast.
To read the full article, click the link below:
http://qz.com/1389311/what-is-hurricane-florences-storm-surge/
