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General Discussion >> Hurricane Ask/Tell

LI Phil
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The Eye and the Eyewall
Thu May 20 2004 12:21 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:

hurricane structure

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The Eye and the Eyewall	LI Phil	Thu May 20 2004 12:21 PM
Re: The Eye and the Eyewall	Spike	Thu May 20 2004 02:56 PM
Re: The Eye and the Eyewall	James88	Tue Jun 08 2004 01:23 PM

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