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Cuba is located in warm, tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Such tropical ocean waters are a prime location for hurricane formation, as warm ocean water is the source of power for a hurricane.

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Cuba will typically get 1 to 2 hurricanes in a year. Cuba will also receive smaller tropical storms on top of these hurricanes.

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There is no way of predicting when any place will next be hit my a hurricane.

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