<p>I was looking at the radar on the Weather Channel website and I noticed something that I don't think I've ever seen before.</p>
<p>Screen shot from 11:30 AM EST 9/29
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/G17NS.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/G17NS.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ian can be seen in the lower left of the screenshot.  However, there appears to be a massive tail that extends from the storm, with the tail reaching as far north as Boston.</p>
<p>Is this typical of hurricanes?  Is this a glitch in the radar?  Is this unrelated to Ian?  Or is this something rare?</p>

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@gansub Maybe you could turn those comments into an answer?
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Why does Hurricane Ian show a long tail off to the North-East on doppler radar?
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# Why does Hurricane Ian show a long tail off to the North-East on doppler radar?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-29)

I was looking at the radar on the Weather Channel website and I noticed something that I don't think I've ever seen before.

Screen shot from 11:30 AM EST 9/29
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/G17NS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/G17NS.png)

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ian can be seen in the lower left of the screenshot. However, there appears to be a massive tail that extends from the storm, with the tail reaching as far north as Boston.

Is this typical of hurricanes? Is this a glitch in the radar? Is this unrelated to Ian? Or is this something rare?

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> **username_1**: @gansub Maybe you could turn those comments into an answer?  

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