And, it is primarily this part of the storm where the surge of ocean water heaped onto the shore is greatest, making this the most dangerous part of a hurricane. One of the worst places on the ground to be during a hurricane is along the coast, which gets hit by both storm tides and high winds. For more information about hurricanes click here . I think it is something to do with gravity, but I can't find any real explanation on the Internet or in a book. I was wondering if you could help me.
Gravity has everything to do with it.
The rising air holds up the droplets until they grow too big. When the droplets grow large enough, the pull of gravity is strong enough to pull them down and rain begins falling. If ice crystals grow large enough they begin falling as snow. Would you help settle a bet I have with a friend that the wind speed of a hurricane is greater on the east side than the west side due to the fact that the northward movement of the hurricane adds to the counter clockwise motion on the east side but subtracts from the west side. This is also why storm surge is highest in this part of a hurricane.