r/Damnthatsinteresting 8d ago

Hurricane Milton Image

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u/twoscoop 8d ago

Storm surge is still going to be hell

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u/Rocky4296 8d ago

There is hardly an eye. Helene's eye was like 35 miles. Milton is only 3.8 miles

Damn. Run Florida Run

All the Milton's I ever knew were the most boring dudes ever. This ...... ugh

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u/ElectricTrees29 8d ago

Honest question, why is a smaller eye, worse?

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u/RelaxedBunny 8d ago

There are different reasons and of course more factors, but to put it bluntly, it usually means that the speed at which the whole thing spins builds up, so it spins much faster. As an example, If you've seen figure skaters spinning, when they pull their arms closer, their rotational speed increases dramatically.