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What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane?

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The upward velocity of the air and subsequent condensation make the eye wall the region of heaviest precipitation and highest clouds. Because the outward increase in pressure is greatest there, the eye wall is also the region of maximum wind speed. By contrast, the hurricane eye is almost calm, experiences little or no precipitation, and is often exposed to a clear sky. Temperatures in the eye are 10¡F to 15¡F (5¡C-8¡C) warmer than those of the surrounding air as a result of sinking currents at the hurricane's core.

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