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Hurricane Allen, Texas
Photo: Hurricane Allen lashes the Texas coast with 100 mph winds
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Palm trees bend as Hurricane Allen lashes the Texas Gulf Coast with 100-mile-per-hour (160- kilometer-per-hour) winds in 1980. Hurricanes form over warm water that is at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius).
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

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