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Question: Most weather moves west to east across the US, why do hurricanes move east to west?

Answer: A persistent subtropical high pressure area often stretches across the Atlantic Ocean. Trade winds on the south side of this high tend to blow from the east across common tropical cyclone formation areas, steering the storms toward the west. When the storms reach the western end of the high, they often turn, first to the north or northwest and eventually northeast or east.

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  1. Windy and cold today -- grab a good, warm jacket or coat!
      -- Monday, December 1, 2008 4:42 AM
  2. All local teams will likely have one thing in common when the day is out: soaking wet fans. Lots of green on DD5k!
      -- Saturday, November 29, 2008 9:58 AM

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