As the center of a hurricane passes from the south to the north of a location in the Northern Hemisphere,the winds will usually shift from the

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In the Northern Hemisphere, as the center of a hurricane (the eye) passes over a location, the wind direction changes due to the counterclockwise rotation of the storm. Before the eye arrives, winds come from the east. When the eye is overhead, there is a period of calm (still). After the eye passes, winds shift to come from the west.

As the Center of a Hurricane Passes from the South