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Hurricanes start out when a low pressure area, usually a disorganized cluster of storms and showers, moves out over warm ocean water. The moisture from the ocean fuels the system, causing it to intensify. At the same time the influence of the Earth's spin starts the system rotating. Once it developed a closed circulation it is classified as a tropical depression. As the depression strengthens it's winds speed up. If sustained winds reach 39 mph the system becomes a tropical storm. If they exceed 74 mph it becomes a hurricane.

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