What is the northeast quadrant of a hurricane in the northern hemisphere, and why is it considered the
most dangerous area of the storm? What will be an ideal response?
The northeast quadrant of a hurricane is in reference to the direction that the storm is moving over the
sea or land surface, where "north" refers to the direction the storm is headed. The direction that the
storm came from, in this frame of reference, would be south. In other words, it is a relative frame of
reference that has to do with the way the storm is tracking. The wind in a hurricane circles the center
of the storm in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere. This means that the net wind
velocity in the northeast quadrant will be the sum of the rotational velocity of the storm plus the
velocity of its forward motion. For example, if the forward velocity is 30 miles per hour and the
rotational velocity is 90 miles per hour, the wind velocity in the northeast quadrant will be the sum of
these, which equals 120 miles per hour. The reverse situation is true in the northwest quadrant where
the net wind velocity would be only 60 miles per hour.
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