For the latest storm coverage, check out Thursday’s live updates. As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the United States, news coverage is full of terms that often create confusion, like “landfall.” Here is a glossary. LandfallThe term does not refer to when the storm meets land; rather, it refers to when the calm center of the storm (or its “eye,” see below) crosses the shoreline. The high winds and rain of Florence were expected to do heavy damage before that point, or even if there is no landfall. As of early Thursday, the eye of the storm was expected to arrive at the Carolina coast by Friday.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2018 11:28 UTC