Eyewall Replacement Cycle

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Concluded substitute of the original eyewall by an outer, concentric eyewall while Andrew lingered at sea;
Eyewall replacement cycles can encompass extremely severe penalties, mainly when they take place just before landfall
At an immense price to living and possessions, Hurricane Andrew unpredictably fortified to a Category 5 hurricane while it landed in southeastern Florida right after an eyewall replacement cycle
Massive and swift-forced sways usually causes hurricanes to develop bigger as well as eyewall replacement cycles
Storm transformation so quick the eye crossed the inhabited coastline before the manipulation of land could substantially make it weaker;
Hurricane Andrew’s eyewall had continual winds of 145 mph before landfall in South

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