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      #14438 - Thu May 20 2004 05:35 AM

How wide is the hurricane eye? And is it true that the walls of the eye are some of the strongest and most violent of the winds?
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      #14450 - Thu May 20 2004 04:21 PM

Spike, typically hurricane eyes are between 10 to 40 miles wide, depending upon the size of the cane itself. There are probably some rare instances when they can even reach 50 miles across. And yes, the strongest winds are found in the eyewall. This link should explain it all:

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      #14459 - Thu May 20 2004 06:56 PM

Ok thanks man!

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Re: The Eye and the Eyewall [Re: Spike]
      #15086 - Tue Jun 08 2004 05:23 PM

In fact, Hurricane Howard in the E. Pacific in 1998 had an eye that was nearing 60 nautical miles in diameter.

Hurricane Howard eye

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