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Hurricane season peaks during late summer because _______.
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At a minimum, a hurricane must have sustained wind speeds of _____.
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Within the center of a hurricane (the eye), one can expect ________.
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The top part of a hurricane _______.
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The greatest damage inflicted by hurricanes is usually from ______.
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Most hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean originate as _______.
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Hurricanes weaken when they make landfall because ________.
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Hurricanes do not form poleward of 20° latitude due to the fact that _______.
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The most intense storm activity in a hurricane occurs ________.
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The most destructive hurricanes are category _____ on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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Hurricanes that reach the east coast of North America are most likely to move to the ______.
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The strongest tropical storms in the Indian Ocean are called _______.
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The highest average number of hurricanes per year are found in the _______ Ocean.
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The path of a hurricane is often _____.
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Tornadoes most often form in the ______ quadrant of a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere.
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As a the eye of a hurricane passes directly overhead you would not expect to observe _______.
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Hurricanes do not form _______.
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The rapid rise in water level along coastal areas as a result of a hurricane is called the _______.
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A hurricane warning is issued if a hurricane is expected to make landfall within _____.
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When a tropical disturbance develops to the point where there is at least one closed isobar on a weather map it is classified as a _______.
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