ORLANDO, Fla. – All quadrants of a hurricane are extremely dangerous, however, the right front quadrant maximizes impacts.
The dirty side of the storm never changes within the storm, however, it does change relative to the storm’s motion.
The right front quadrant, also known as the dirty side of the storm, is the most dangerous portion of the storm.
It’s here where winds and storm surge are maximized and the tornado threat is highest.
With the unusual storm motion of Hurricane Milton, the dirty side relative to Central Florida will be a little different.
Milton is expected to make landfall somewhere between Clearwater and Sarasota, and move generally to the east and northeast.
That would put the dirty side of the storm on the southeast side of the center.
If the general track of the storm was right through the I-4 corridor, those southeast of I-4 will be in the dirty side.
With that said, in this particular hurricane, dry air should erode the southern side of the storm as the Milton comes ashore sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday.
That would at least put the heaviest rain from Milton north of the center.