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One of the special wonders of hurricane is its 'eye,' known as the 'storm center.' This 'eye' is a region of peace and quiet, sunshine and fair weather, till it moves from that particular spot, when-presto-a marvelous change occurs. The earliest Google Books match for 'eye of the hurricane' turns up in St.

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Update (9/10/16): Early instances of 'eye of the hurricane' and 'eye of the storm'Ī late answer challenges the idea that 'the eye of storm' originally referred to a place of relative calm in a terrible storm, arguing that this notion is a corruption (based on knowledge drawn from satellite photography of tropical cyclones) of the original idea of the eye as 'the raging heart of the storm.' I decided to check to see how far back the expressions 'eye of the hurricane' and 'eye of the storm' go, where they came from, and how they were originally understood.

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Citigroup is at the eye of the storm in the media and entertainment sector, which is one reason its shares dropped nearly 11% to $9.64, their lowest level in 13 years.Ĭlearly the point here is that Citigroup is in the midst of the actual tumult, not in a calm envelope at the center of a gigantic storm, untouched for the moment as everything around it endures the full fury of the storm's blasting winds and rain. The Dow fell for a third straight day, shedding 411 points. The legal fight is the latest byproduct of a worsening financial picture both globally and in Hollywood. For example (from ' Citibank Getting Burned In Studio Confusion,' in Adweek, November 13, 2008): However, many writers use it to mean simply the middle of the action, where the upheaval is strongest. So technically, 'eye of the storm' refers to a false calm at the center of a real or figurative storm (specifically, a strong tropical cyclone). I grew up in a city on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico and can well remember being instructed in elementary school not to go out in a hurricane that suddenly became calm and seemed to have dissipated-because that was a sign that the eye was passing overhead.

According to Wikipedia, the eye of a strong tropical cyclone 'is a roughly circular area, typically 30–65 km (20–40 miles) in diameter.'Īs Autoresponder points out, the eye of the hurricane is dangerous because inexperienced people may suppose that the storm has departed when in fact it will resume at full force as soon as the storm's eye passes by and its eye wall (which immediately surrounds the eye and contains the hurricane's strongest winds) moves overhead. This image from shows what a hurricane's eye looks like from above-and why it is such an apt name. When the eye of such a storm moves directly overhead, the storm's winds abate sharply and the sky looks clear. Most storm systems do not have a clearly formed center or eye, with strong winds swirling around a relatively calm center, but hurricanes (strong tropical cyclones) do.