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6.8 million homes at risk for hurricane storm surge

States along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts have the most homes in danger zones.

By Patricia Harman | Updated on June 07, 2016

Following several years of quiet hurricane seasons, a new report by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics company based in Irvine, Calif., says that as many as 6.8 million homes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts could be at risk for hurricane storm surges.

This could be an issue as the El Nio weather pattern which normally suppresses hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean yields to the La Nia pattern, known for generating more tropical storms and hurricanes.

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