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Why am I seeing wind speeds of 14 mph in the middle of Hurricane Laura? 7 mph in Houston?
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In the middle of a hurricane situation is always quieter so wind speed is lower than outside. If you look at the satellite images, you clearly see the eye of the hurricane like here :
https://community.windy.com/topic/13362/hurricane-laura-is-close-to-hits-the-us-coast?_=1598510504802
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https://community.windy.com/topic/4415/why-is-wind-speed-in-hurricanes-so-wrong?_=1598527678311
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