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A hurricane is a large type of storm, called a tropicl cyclone, that forms in the tropics and has a closed circulation with winds of at least 74 mph. Hurricanes are low pressure systems that pull air inward and upward in a spiral. As you get closer these winds intensify until they reach the eyewall where they are the strongest and rain is heaviest. At this point it is spinning so fast it cannot reach all the way to the center, forming the eye. Air that is essentially the exhaust of the storm leaves the top of the storm, spiraling out in the opposite direction. Some of this air gets pulled back down into the eye, suppressing clouds formation in that part of the storm. Beyond the eye wall the heaviest rain in a hurricane is concentrated in rain bands that spiral out from the center. From space it can be seen that cle clouds take on a spiral shape as well.

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All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?

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Such a storm is called a hurricane.


What category was hurricane Micheal in?

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How does a hurricane remain a hurricane?

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Was hurricane Agnes the worst hurricane?

The worst hurricane was the Florida labor day hurricane

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Such a storm is called a hurricane.


What category was hurricane Micheal in?

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