How do hurricanes progress?

A. Hurricane is the name given to tropical cyclones that form in the north equatorial Atlantic and head towards the United States. So hurricanes can only form in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the equator. A tropical cyclone requires an extensive area of ocean and loads of energy. So the areas where they form are in the middle of the ocean near the equator. Each region has its own name for these storms. Hurricanes affect the States, typhoons affect South East Asia and cyclones affect Northern Australia B. The basic progress of a hurricane is the result of the global winds so they are blown along in a westerly direction. The hurricane is also pulled north by the coriolis force caused by the winds that rotate around its center. As the hurricane gets stronger this force increases so the hurricane tracks a curved path that veers increasingly north. If the prevailing wind changes then the hurricane will change direction. In particular if the wind drops then the hurricane be dragged due north by the coriolis force. Tropical cyclones are chaotic systems and so there are many internal random forces. This means that they often make small scale direction changes without apparent cause. C. Hurricanes rotate anticlockwise. This means that north of the center the winds blow from east to west and south of the center the winds blow from west to east. North of the center the hurricane's own wind adds to the prevailing wind and south it subtracts. Take an example. A 150 mph hurricane is being blown along by a 25 mph prevailing wind. North of the center you get an east to west wind of 175 mph. South of the center there is a west to east wind of 125 mph.That is 40% greater wind speed and twice the wind energy. D. A building in a hurricane zone should either be sufficiently strong to be safe or sufficiently light and flimsy so it isn't a danger to anyone when the winds destroy it. I would go with a strong core so that I would have something left but those bits that I cannot defend would be light. Nevertheless there will be flying debris including glass so there must a secure shelter that is proof against anything. The other thing to consider is storm surges. The combination of extreme low pressure and high winds can cause the sea to rise many feet. I would not choose a house on low lying land near the ocean. The position of the storm shelter needs especial care - it would be embarrassing for your storm cellar refuge to be flooded at the height of the storm.