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Photo: Bob McNally (taken in Buras and Venice, LA 2006)
Most folks think hurricanes have a nasty reputation primarily because of the power of the wind. In fact, the classification system used by the National Weather Service to define the strength of a hurricane is directly related to the speed of the wind that is created by the huge swirling storm. There is no question that hurricane-force wind can do a lot of damage, tearing roofs off houses, shattering windows, and flinging debris through populated areas like so much deadly shrapnel. Trees are uprooted and buildings destroyed, leaving the stricken region looking like a war zone.
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