Why Are Hurricanes So Devastating

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One of the main reasons it Was so devastating was because it was a big surprize, There were no warnings on the weather station and the fact that it was a hurricane was not even mentioned! Hurricanes don't usually go up the east coast so they were not worried. It came in hard, and fast. It was moving at 50 mph. They thought it would go out to sea but it strengthened , and went up the East coast.

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