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  • Spiral Storm Swirls Toward Southern Brazil, but Scientists Disagree on Whether It's a Hurricane

    03/27/2004 6:00:47 PM PST · by nuconvert · 13 replies · 198+ views
    AP ^ | Mar. 27, 2004
    Spiral Storm Swirls Toward Southern Brazil, but Scientists Disagree on Whether It's a Hurricane Mar 27, 2004 By Bernd Radowitz/ Associated Press Writer/ RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A large storm spiraled toward the southern Brazil on Saturday as a debate raged between Brazilian and U.S. meteorologists over whether it was a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Florida estimated the storm was a full-fledged, Category I hurricane with winds of between 75 and 80 mph, making it the first hurricane ever spotted in the South Atlantic. AccuWeather, Inc., a private forecasting company, said it also considered the...