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Most of the wind you experience in a thunderstorm is the result of rain-cooled air descending from the storm and spreading out at ground level. These winds are rather localized and periods of strong wind usually do not last very long. In a hurricane, the wind is the result of air being drawn toward the intense low pressure at the eye of the storm. As a consequence of Earth's rotation, these winds spiral around the storm's center before being drawn up intot he rain beands and eye wall. Strong winds in a hurricane cover an area hundreds of miles across and often persist for hours.