Study: Hurricane Force Winds Will Cause More Impacts Inland by 2050

CoreLogic, an information and analytics company, has recently released its 2023 Hurricane Risk Report, which “analyzes risks for single-family residences (SFRs) and multifamily residences (MFRs) along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast” and finds hurricane impacts will move further inland by 2050.

The report’s key takeaway is that the “biggest increase in homes at risk of damage from hurricane-force winds are in the counties furthest from the coast,” due to how hurricanes are expected to grow in severity over the next couple decades. The fallout from increased wind damage isn’t just limited to homes, but could also damage water infrastructure and facilities that have seen little to no impact from past hurricane seasons. This study is supported by the First Street Foundation’s recent analysis, The 7th National Risk Assessment: Worsening Winds, which also assessed that U.S. communities, across the country, exposure to hurricanes will increase over the next 30 years. Read more at Property Casualty 360.