Why is landfall marked and counted down to when the eye of the hurricane hits, when it seems all the damaging parts are not the eye at all?
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It’s just the convention that has been agreed upon. Landfall is marked when the middle of the eye reaches land. Many times, hurricanes are irregularly shaped, so using the center of the eye is usually an easily defined point. Also, there is some judgment as to when and where landfall is marked.
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