Hurricanes

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Hurricanes

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Hurricanes are characterized by a pinwheel or spiral formation of numerous thunderstorms. This feature is responsible for the strong winds and heavy rain associated with hurricanes. The warm and cold fronts are features of mid-latitude storms, not hurricanes. The maximum wind speeds are typically found in the eyewall, which is the ring of thunderstorms surrounding the eye of the storm. The minimum precipitation is found in the eye of the hurricane, not just outside the eyewall.