Re: Can the eye of the hurricane die on land?

Date: Sun Oct 8 09:10:59 2000
Posted By: Carl Morgan, Forecaster, Meteorology, National Weather Service
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 970843331.Es

Message:

Jason and Davin,
A hurricane usually develops an "eye" as it becomes better organized (gets stronger). This only happens when the storm is over warm water.
When a hurricane moves over land, it weakens. If it remains over land long enough, it will lose it's "eye" completely.
So the answer to your question is yes!
Carl Morgan

Current Queue | Current Queue for Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Earth Sciences.