Meteorologists warn of Hurricane Maria’s terrifying ‘pinhole eye’ effect

Meteorologists warn of Hurricane Maria’s terrifying ‘pinhole eye’ effect

By Lena Reece
Thursday 21/09/2017
Hurricane Maria is a category 5 hurricane with a 'pinhole eye' a phenomenon seen [Photo: APP]

The latest Category 5 storm to batter the Caribbean has developed a rare and terrifying feature that makes it even more powerful.

Meteorologists say Hurricane Maria has a “pinhole eye”, a term used to describe an unusually small eye of a storm.

Put simply, the smaller the eye, the faster the storm spins. And the faster it spins, the more powerful the storm.

HURRICANE Maria, set to be the most powerful storm to hit the US in 90 years, has now claimed nine lives as it slams into Puerto Rico.

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