HURRICANES

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**What is a Hurricane?**  A hurricane is......
 * The most destructive of all storms
 * an intense tropical low with sustained winds of 74mph (65 knots)
 * formed of the coast of Africa
 * a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour ([|www.dictionary.com])

What's the difference between a nor' easter and a hurricane? A nor' easter does not form off the coast of Africa comes of the est acaost of North America and drops rain or snow. A nor' easter is not or never was a tropical storm. Nor' easters can cause beach erosion.

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