Around hurricanes season, there are a lot of nervous investors. Almost daily Im asked about cities on the gulf coast where the propensity of major storms and hurricanes is higher. Hurricane experts believe that the frequency of hurricanes will be rising.

Two of the many resources I follow are Bert Sperling from Sperlings BestPlaces and SustainLane.

SustainLane lists cities at risk for natural disaster. Here are there top 5 most likely to have a natural disaster:
Miami, Florida is extremely vulnerable to major hurricanes and storm surge flooding (a wall of water up to 20 feet high).
New Orleans, Louisiana is also extremely vulnerable to major hurricanes and storm surge flooding.
Oakland, California straddles the Hayward Earthquake Fault.
San Francisco, California is on the San Andreas Fault and at risk for tsunamis.
Honolulu Hawaii is subject to hurricanes, tsunamis and storm surge flooding.

At the least risk for natural disasters is Mesa, Arizona tied with Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

According to the hurricane forecasters, the next two or three decades will bring an increased number of hurricanes. After analyzing the tracts of tropical storms for the past 100 years, the experts at Sperlings BestPlaces have ranked which areas are most likely to be hit next by a major hurricane:
Southeast Florida (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach)
Key West and the Florida keys
Southwest Florida (Fort Myers-Naples)
West Florida (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota-Clearwater)
Outer Banks island, NC (Cape Hatteras)
Central Texas Gulf coast (Galveston)
Central Florida Atlantic coast (Melbourne-Cocoa Beach)
Florida Panhandle (Pensacola-Panama City)
Central Gulf coast (New Orleans, LA-Biloxi, MS-Mobile AL)
South Texas Gulf coast (Corpus Christi-Brownsville)

This is great information for all of us when considering areas in which to purchase investment real estate.

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