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161:1983 Pacific hurricane season
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836:L.A. Times
689:(Report).
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461:Big Island
425:convection
385:wind speed
377:U.S. State
346:wind shear
303:Storm type
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98:Fatalities
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509:Hurricane
505:catamaran
476:Jellyfish
213:Jellyfish
177:hurricane
169:developed
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1125:Eleven-E
529:See also
453:landfall
297:Unknown
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1065:Flossie
1041:Dalilia
1017:Barbara
936:May 25,
908:May 24,
807:May 24,
762:May 24,
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604:Bibcode
481:Waikiki
247:Map key
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109:Minimal
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