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    Why do tropical storm and hurricane wind speed thresholds use weird numbers?

    Fox Weather @ Night · FWX · Aired Today · 1m 16s

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    Bryan Norcross explains why tropical storm and hurricane wind speed thresholds begin at the seemingly random numbers of 39 mph and 74 mph, tracing the history back to British Admiral Francis Beaufort and his wind scale.