Cities Most Overdue For A Hurricane

Weather Channel researchers put together a list of the cities that are most overdue for a direct hit by a hurricane. 

 Take a look at the list:

5. Tampa, Fla. 

The city’s population has increased about 20 times to 3 million since the last time a hurricane struck there in 1921.

The shallow Atlantic waters off the southeastern United States make the Georgia coast extremely vulnerable to storm surge that could penetrate several miles inland in a major hurricane.

3. New York City

New York has not seen a hurricane in 118 years, making residents complacent.

2.  San Diego, Calif.

Only one hurricane is known to have directly hit the California coast with hurricane-force winds.

1. Honolulu, Hawaii

Records do not show a hurricane ever striking the city, but officials are preparing for the occurrence.

The study looked at vulnerable cities that have gone the longest without a direct hit from the core of a significant hurricane.