Explain how the eye of a hurricane forms?

Subject: Explain how the eye of a hurricane forms?

Date: Sun Sep 26 20:52:09 1999
Posted by Russell
Grade level: K-3 School: Chesapeake Academy
City: Arnold State/Province: MD Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 938393529.Es

Message:


"Magic Schoolbus" in their hurricane book said it was related to 
centrifugal force pushing the eyewall outward but if so why is the eye 
smaller the stronger the storm - if it truly was related to centrifugal 
force wouldn't the eye be stretched out (wider) the stronger it was?

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