After more than 100 years, is 2026 the year that Tampa gets a direct hit from a hurricane? How about Miami, 34 years since Andrew hit? Or could it be southern New England’s turn for the first time in decades?
While none of these questions can be answered now, experts say these three locations are all among the nation’s most “overdue” locations for a direct hit from a hurricane.
AccuWeather forecasts have highlighted the unusual “hurricane hiatus” in those three locations, and research compiled by Michael Ferragamo, a freelance hurricane researcher and soon-to-be graduate of the University of Oklahoma, shows those locations haven’t had a hurricane in an unusually long time.
If south Florida gets hit with a cat 5 it could be the first trillion dollar storm.
The amount of sprawl and growth the metro areas down here have seen since the early 90s is incredible
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My take: more performative pearl clutching by the MSM.
Sure these places are “overdue.” What does USA Today not mention? We’re all getting ready for a possible “Super El Nino” and will almost certainly get at least an El Nino… and El Nino is known to suppress atlantic hurricane formation.
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From USA TODAY:
After more than 100 years, is 2026 the year that Tampa gets a direct hit from a hurricane? How about Miami, 34 years since Andrew hit? Or could it be southern New England’s turn for the first time in decades?
While none of these questions can be answered now, experts say these three locations are all among the nation’s most “overdue” locations for a direct hit from a hurricane.
AccuWeather forecasts have highlighted the unusual “hurricane hiatus” in those three locations, and research compiled by Michael Ferragamo, a freelance hurricane researcher and soon-to-be graduate of the University of Oklahoma, shows those locations haven’t had a hurricane in an unusually long time.
Read more: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/04/26/hurricane-season-2026-worst-places-overdue-cities/89609947007/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/04/26/hurricane-season-2026-worst-places-overdue-cities/89609947007/)
If south Florida gets hit with a cat 5 it could be the first trillion dollar storm.
The amount of sprawl and growth the metro areas down here have seen since the early 90s is incredible
My take: more performative pearl clutching by the MSM.
Sure these places are “overdue.” What does USA Today not mention? We’re all getting ready for a possible “Super El Nino” and will almost certainly get at least an El Nino… and El Nino is known to suppress atlantic hurricane formation.