The most powerful part of the storm that surrounds the eye. The highest winds, heaviest rains, and strongest storms are found here.

The ring of thunderstorms that surrounds a storm's eye. The heaviest rain, strongest winds and worst turbulence are normally in the eye wall. Show Picture

Also called the wall cloud. Surrounding the eye is the eyewall, a band of thunder clouds. The eyewall has the most rain and the strongest winds of the storm, gusting up to 225 mph (360 km/h). The smaller the eye, the stronger the winds.