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I just learned yesterday in lecture, that the center of a tornado is actually a deadly vacuum, relative to the atmosphere around it. Now, hurricane's are on a much larger scale, but the same mechanics should apply.

The center of a hurricane will be lower than atmospheric pressure. (Atmospheric being 1 ATM, 101.3 kPa or 760 mmHg)

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