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Can hurricanes go backward

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Yes, a hurricane can typically take any direction, given all necessary conditions arise; and temperature plays a big part on their turns and loops.

As you can see Hurricane Betsy (1956), Hurricane Ivan (2004), Hurricane Jeanne (2004) and Hurricane Dennis (1999) all had very bizarre turns that (if they had been on land) would have been considered ''going backwards''.

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However, in professional terms, they are really called "loops", usually when a hurricane appears to turn around it really is going in a loop often in a counter-clockwise direction. It can then re-enter land which is a common occurrence in these types of situations.

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