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What is the hurricane's eye wall?

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Dateline article| David Murphy|

The eye wall is the area of a hurricane that wraps around the edge of the eye. The eye wall contains the strongest winds within the storm, with winds gradually diminishing the farther you move out from the wall.

---D.M.

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