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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnybody hear the meteorological reason?
Why Irma didn't track North sooner like most do?
And, is this the new norm?
Lochloosa
(16,066 posts)The cold front was just not deep enough to turn her.
shanny
(6,709 posts)'Cause if it is I flunked.
The new norm for what?
dchill
(38,505 posts)Or the one from Cheers?
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)So it is swinging around and now moving NW.
Texasgal
(17,045 posts)EVER the norm?
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)"For five days, we were told it was going to be on the east coast, and then 24 hours before it hits, we're now told it's coming up the west coast," said Jeff Beerbohm, a 52-year-old entrepreneur in St. Petersburg. "As usual, the weatherman, I don't know why they're paid."
msongs
(67,420 posts)that as irma runs into that SW to NE air flow she will stop then gradually start turning north to align herself to the air flow going SW to NE. also as this air pushes against Irma it will interfere with the storm circulation. this is called wind shear. if strong enough wind shear blowing into the storm can cut the top circulation off the storm and push it to the NE leaving shallow circulation below that shear that can actually keep going west.
well hope that helps.
msongs
(67,420 posts)and down from ocean level to top. if the air cannot go straight up it weakens.
end of lecture
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)You mean like the ones that hit New Orleans and Houston? Get a grip.