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Old 09-05-2017, 04:13 AM
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Once over land, the increase in boundary layer friction and less evaporation of water from the surface will begin to weaken the circulation. However, there will still be a lot of rainfall and wind. At some point, it will no longer have hurricane force winds.

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Originally Posted by Bjeanj View Post
Ok, I have a question, as I'm from Indiana and only been here a couple of years. How does a hurricane go up the middle of Florida? I thought when it went inland, it lost all its "fuel" more or less, which makes it die out. Tuccillo seems the expert here ... Can you help me understand?