I'm curious why every tropical storm or hurricane, after making
landfall, would seem to veer west of east as it would approach the DC
- Baltimore areas. Is this just a coincidence, or does some
upper-level pattern exist that shifts their course. Earlier, storms
like Bonnie or Charlie would approach the area with heavy rains, but
veer east when they got too close. The latest storms seem to stay
well west. Even Isibel of last year tried to turn South as it
approached the DC area. Historically, storms like Connie and Hazel,
or others in the 30's used to go right through. Is this just pure
chance, or is some pattern protecting the area from torrential rains
now?