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How small can a hurricane be?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Tropical cyclones can be all sizes. The smallest tropical cyclone was Tropical Storm Marco in 2008 in the Atlantic. Marco's winds only extended 11.5 miles from the center of the storm.

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