A band of clouds, strong winds and heavy rains surrounding the eye of the storm. At the eyewall, there is rapid movement of air toward the center and upward into the cloud. The Eye . What goes up must come down, so with the violent rising air converging toward the storm center at the eye, sinking air develops within. This air dries out, creating the clear, calm eye.
Winds are very light here since the focus of convergence and hence strong winds are in the eyewall.
Low pressure in the hurricane acts as a plunger, pulling up the water level. Higher water level allows waves to strike farther inland, causing massive property damage. The strongest surge comes ashore just to the right of the eye, where the fierce hurricane winds are blowing toward land. Winds on the left side of the storm might actually cause the water level to run slightly lower than normal.