For this exact reason, the image of the cone on the NHC website [0] has the foll...

		marksomnian on Aug 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Misinterpreting hurricane forecasts For this exact reason, the image of the cone on the NHC website [0] has the following disclaimer on the top: "Note: The cone contains the probable path of the storm center but does not show the size of the storm. Hazardous conditions can occur outside of the cone." But apparently media organisations repost that image without the added disclaimer. [0]: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144746.s...

Even reading that, I wouldn't expect the implications to fully sink in for everyone immediately. It's really unintuitive.