Oh yeah, I reckon living in a hurricane zone might be a bit of a challenge, people do though. I watched a documentary on it only a few days ago...brutal.
It's important to consider all of the individual elements such as health needs, proximity to schools, jobs, amenities/servkces, family and so on. It makes the process more complicated but if done right the result will be more satisfactory.
Like you say, there's a right time and you're young so you have enough of it ahead.