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10 States at Greatest Risk of Storm Surge Damage

Although hurricanes are usually associated with southern coastal states, hurricanes Irene and Sandy proved storm surge is also a big risk for other states.

By Hannah Bender | Updated on June 06, 2013

Although hurricanes are usually associated with southern coastal states, Hurricane Irene and even more recently, Superstorm Sandy serve as reminders that these are not the only states at risk.

A state’s total risk of exposure depends on a variety of factors, including trends in population and residential development, geographic risk factors and length of the coastline. In its 2013 Storm Surge Report, CoreLogic took these elements into account to compile a list of states with the most properties susceptible to storm surge damage.

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