How do spaghetti plots work? Here's how forecasters predict the paths of hurricanes

(WGHP) – Hurricane Idalia left behind a trail of damage in Florida’s Big Bend and dumped heavy rain across the Southeast, but how were forecasters able to forecast Idalia’s landfall and the storm’s journey back out into the Atlantic?What is the cone of uncertainty? Example of the cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Idalia. (WGHP)The cone of uncertainty is drawn by the National Hurricane Center to show the possible forecast track and intensity of a tropical system.