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Title: HAZARD IS GREATEST IN RIGHT FORWARD QUADRANT OF ATLANTIC HURRICANES
Caption: For hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere, like Hurricane Floyd shown here, the right forward quadrant of the cyclone typically has the highest storm surge, the strongest winds, most tornadoes, and heaviest rainfall. Image processed from NOAA GOES satellite. (Image by Dennis Chesters/ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Keywords: atmosphere, air pressures, atmospheric pressures, lows, hurricanes, hurricane eyes, eye walls, spiral rain bands, winds, oceans, storm surges, floods, flooding