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It requires a wind force of 12 or more on the Beaufort Scale equaling or exceeding 118 kilometers per hour

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Q: How do they decide if a storm is a hurricane?
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Hurricane is to storm as cirrus is?

Hurricane is to storm as cirrus is to cloud.


What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?

Such a storm is called a hurricane.


What type of storm is a hurricane before it is classified as a hurricane?

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