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hurricane
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dangerous storm made up of swirling bands of thunderstorms with wind speeds of at least 119 kilometers per hour
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tropical depression
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a low pressure air mass that forms over warm water with swirling winds that can be as strong as 61 kilometers per hour
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tropical storm
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a low pressure air mass that forms over warm water with swirling winds that are more than 61 kilometers per hour but less than 119 kilometers per hour
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storm surge
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a swell of water at the eye of a hurricane over the ocean
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tornado
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a rapidly spinning column of air that comes down out of a cloud and touches the ground
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vortex
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a spinning, funnel-shaped area in a fluid
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barometer
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a tool that measures air pressure
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anemometer
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a tool that measures wind speed
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