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CSU Tropical Cyclone Impact Probabilities

We are using a new methodology for calculating the impacts of tropical cyclones for each state and county/parish along the Gulf and East Coasts, tropical cyclone-prone provinces of Canada, Atlantic-facing states of coastal Mexico, islands in the Caribbean and countries in Central America. We have used NOAA’s Historical Hurricane Tracks website and selected all named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes that have tracked within 50 miles of each landmass from 1880-2020. This approach allows for tropical cyclones that may have tracked through an immediately adjacent region to be counted for all regions that were in close proximity to the location of the storm. We then fit the observed frequency of storms within 50 miles of each landmass using a Poisson distribution to calculate the climatological odds of one or more events within 50 miles. Net landfall probability is shown to be linked to the overall Atlantic basin Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE). A measure of a named storm’s potential for wind and storm surge destruction defined as the sum of the square of a named storm’s maximum wind speed (in 104 knots2) for each 6-hour period of its existence. Long-term statistics show that, on average, the more active the overall Atlantic basin hurricane season is, the greater the probability of U.S. hurricane landfall. Use the drop-down to obtain the climatological odds of storms tracking within 50 miles of each state along the Gulf and East Coasts along with the odds for the current season based on the latest forecast. All of the calculations are also available in a downloadable spreadsheet.

Tropical Cyclone Impact Probabilities (defined as one or more storms within 50 miles of location)

State County 2023 Forecast Probability of Named Storm impact 2023 Forecast Probability of Hurricane impact 2023 Forecast Probability of Major Hurricane impact Average Probability of Named Storm impact Average Probability of Hurricane impact Average Probability of Major Hurricane impact # Named Storms 1880-2020 # Hurricanes 1880-2020 # Major Hurricanes 1880-2020
Alabama 58% 28% 8% 58% 28% 8% 123 46 12
Alabama Baldwin 41% 18% 6% 41% 18% 6% 75 28 9
Alabama Mobile 38% 18% 6% 38% 18% 6% 67 28 8
Connecticut 22% 8% 1% 22% 8% 1% 35 11 2
Connecticut Fairfield 17% 6% 1% 17% 6% 1% 27 9 2
Connecticut Middlesex 16% 7% 1% 16% 7% 1% 24 10 2
Connecticut New Haven 20% 8% 1% 20% 8% 1% 32 11 2
Connecticut New London 17% 7% 1% 17% 7% 1% 27 10 2
Delaware 23% 6% 1% 23% 6% 1% 36 9 1
Delaware Kent 15% 3% <1% 15% 3% <1% 23 4 0
Delaware New Castle 12% 1% <1% 12% 1% <1% 18 1 0
Delaware Sussex 20% 6% 1% 20% 6% 1% 32 9 1
Florida 86% 56% 29% 86% 56% 29% 274 115 48
Florida Bay 34% 17% 5% 34% 17% 5% 58 26 7
Florida Brevard 42% 17% 6% 42% 17% 6% 78 26 8
Florida Broward 42% 23% 11% 42% 23% 11% 77 36 16
Florida Charlotte 38% 17% 10% 38% 17% 10% 67 26 15
Florida Citrus 34% 17% 3% 34% 17% 3% 59 26 4
Florida Collier 42% 21% 13% 42% 21% 13% 77 34 19
Florida Dixie 35% 13% 1% 35% 13% 1% 61 19 2
Florida Duval 38% 14% 3% 38% 14% 3% 67 22 5
Florida Escambia 39% 17% 7% 39% 17% 7% 69 27 10
Florida Flagler 34% 14% 2% 34% 14% 2% 59 22 3
Florida Franklin 35% 14% 3% 35% 14% 3% 60 21 4
Florida Gulf 34% 15% 3% 34% 15% 3% 59 23 4
Florida Hernando 34% 17% 4% 34% 17% 4% 58 26 6
Florida Hillsborough 36% 17% 7% 36% 17% 7% 63 27 10
Florida Indian River 37% 17% 6% 37% 17% 6% 65 26 9
Florida Jefferson 33% 9% 1% 33% 9% 1% 56 14 1
Florida Lee 40% 18% 11% 40% 18% 11% 71 28 17
Florida Levy 36% 14% 3% 36% 14% 3% 62 22 4
Florida Manatee 37% 18% 8% 37% 18% 8% 65 28 11
Florida Martin 38% 17% 7% 38% 17% 7% 67 27 10
Florida Miami-Dade 43% 23% 14% 43% 23% 14% 79 37 21
Florida Monroe 52% 30% 17% 52% 30% 17% 103 50 26
Florida Nassau 39% 13% 3% 39% 13% 3% 69 20 5
Florida Okaloosa 36% 16% 6% 36% 16% 6% 62 24 8
Florida Palm Beach 42% 21% 9% 42% 21% 9% 77 34 13
Florida Pasco 36% 17% 5% 36% 17% 5% 63 26 7
Florida Pinellas 36% 17% 7% 36% 17% 7% 64 26 10
Florida Santa Rosa 35% 16% 6% 35% 16% 6% 61 25 8
Florida Sarasota 36% 17% 8% 36% 17% 8% 63 26 12
Florida St. Johns 38% 15% 3% 38% 15% 3% 68 23 5
Florida St. Lucie 36% 15% 6% 36% 15% 6% 63 23 8
Florida Taylor 36% 11% 1% 36% 11% 1% 62 16 1
Florida Volusia 39% 17% 2% 39% 17% 2% 69 26 3
Florida Wakulla 32% 12% 1% 32% 12% 1% 54 18 2
Florida Walton 35% 17% 6% 35% 17% 6% 60 26 8
Georgia 63% 30% 6% 63% 30% 6% 140 51 9
Georgia Bryan 39% 14% 2% 39% 14% 2% 69 21 3
Georgia Camden 40% 12% 3% 40% 12% 3% 72 18 5
Georgia Chatham 40% 14% 3% 40% 14% 3% 72 22 4
Georgia Glynn 36% 10% 3% 36% 10% 3% 64 15 5
Georgia Liberty 40% 14% 3% 40% 14% 3% 72 22 4
Georgia McIntosh 39% 14% 3% 39% 14% 3% 69 21 4
Louisiana 66% 38% 14% 66% 38% 14% 151 68 22
Louisiana Cameron 31% 15% 5% 31% 15% 5% 53 23 7
Louisiana Iberia 34% 16% 5% 34% 16% 5% 59 25 7
Louisiana Jefferson 38% 19% 6% 38% 19% 6% 67 30 8
Louisiana Lafourche 40% 21% 6% 40% 21% 6% 71 33 8
Louisiana Orleans 32% 15% 4% 32% 15% 4% 54 23 6
Louisiana Plaquemines 43% 22% 7% 43% 22% 7% 80 35 10
Louisiana St. Bernard 41% 21% 8% 41% 21% 8% 74 33 11
Louisiana St. Mary 35% 17% 4% 35% 17% 4% 61 27 6
Louisiana St. Tammany 34% 16% 4% 34% 16% 4% 58 24 6
Louisiana Terrebonne 43% 21% 6% 43% 21% 6% 79 34 9
Louisiana Vermilion 31% 16% 5% 31% 16% 5% 52 24 7
Maine 21% 7% 1% 21% 7% 1% 34 10 2
Maine Cumberland 12% 2% <1% 12% 2% <1% 18 3 0
Maine Hancock 11% 4% 1% 11% 4% 1% 16 6 1
Maine Knox 13% 4% 1% 13% 4% 1% 20 6 1
Maine Lincoln 11% 2% <1% 11% 2% <1% 16 3 0
Maine Sagadahoc 11% 2% <1% 11% 2% <1% 17 3 0
Maine Waldo 10% 2% <1% 10% 2% <1% 15 3 0
Maine Washington 12% 4% 1% 12% 4% 1% 18 6 1
Maine York 14% 3% 1% 14% 3% 1% 22 5 1
Maryland 31% 11% 1% 31% 11% 1% 52 16 1
Maryland Anne Arundel 12% 1% <1% 12% 1% <1% 18 1 0
Maryland Baltimore 10% 1% <1% 10% 1% <1% 15 1 0
Maryland Baltimore City 8% 1% <1% 8% 1% <1% 12 1 0
Maryland Calvert 14% 1% <1% 14% 1% <1% 21 2 0
Maryland Cecil 12% 1% <1% 12% 1% <1% 18 1 0
Maryland Dorchester 17% 3% <1% 17% 3% <1% 26 5 0
Maryland Harford 10% 0% <1% 10% 0% <1% 15 0 0
Maryland Kent 12% 0% <1% 12% 0% <1% 18 0 0
Maryland Queen Anne's 13% 1% <1% 13% 1% <1% 19 1 0
Maryland Somerset 21% 6% <1% 21% 6% <1% 33 9 0
Maryland St. Mary's 17% 2% <1% 17% 2% <1% 27 3 0
Maryland Talbot 13% 1% <1% 13% 1% <1% 20 1 0
Maryland Wicomico 18% 4% <1% 18% 4% <1% 28 6 0
Maryland Worcester 24% 9% 1% 24% 9% 1% 38 13 1
Massachusetts 33% 14% 3% 33% 14% 3% 56 22 4
Massachusetts Barnstable 17% 9% 1% 17% 9% 1% 26 13 2
Massachusetts Dukes 20% 8% 1% 20% 8% 1% 31 11 2
Massachusetts Essex 14% 5% 1% 14% 5% 1% 22 7 1
Massachusetts Nantucket 19% 9% 1% 19% 9% 1% 30 14 2
Massachusetts Norfolk 15% 5% 1% 15% 5% 1% 23 7 1
Massachusetts Plymouth 16% 7% 1% 16% 7% 1% 25 10 2
Massachusetts Suffolk 14% 5% 1% 14% 5% 1% 22 7 1
Mississippi 53% 28% 8% 53% 28% 8% 106 47 11
Mississippi Hancock 32% 14% 4% 32% 14% 4% 54 22 6
Mississippi Harrison 34% 17% 4% 34% 17% 4% 59 26 6
Mississippi Jackson 32% 16% 6% 32% 16% 6% 55 24 8
New Hampshire 18% 6% 1% 18% 6% 1% 28 8 2
New Hampshire Rockingham 14% 3% 1% 14% 3% 1% 22 5 1
New Jersey 23% 7% 1% 23% 7% 1% 36 10 1
New Jersey Atlantic 17% 7% 1% 17% 7% 1% 27 10 1
New Jersey Burlington 16% 6% <1% 16% 6% <1% 25 8 0
New Jersey Cape May 18% 7% 1% 18% 7% 1% 28 10 1
New Jersey Essex 13% 3% <1% 13% 3% <1% 20 4 0
New Jersey Hudson 13% 3% <1% 13% 3% <1% 20 4 0
New Jersey Middlesex 14% 3% <1% 14% 3% <1% 21 5 0
New Jersey Monmouth 16% 6% 1% 16% 6% 1% 25 9 1
New Jersey Ocean 18% 7% 1% 18% 7% 1% 28 10 1
New Jersey Salem 12% 1% <1% 12% 1% <1% 18 2 0
New Jersey Union 13% 3% <1% 13% 3% <1% 20 4 0
New York 26% 9% 2% 26% 9% 2% 43 14 3
New York Bronx 15% 5% 1% 15% 5% 1% 23 7 1
New York Kings 14% 4% <1% 14% 4% <1% 21 6 0
New York Nassau 16% 6% 1% 16% 6% 1% 24 8 2
New York New York 17% 6% 1% 17% 6% 1% 26 9 1
New York Queens 16% 6% 1% 16% 6% 1% 24 8 1
New York Richmond 15% 5% <1% 15% 5% <1% 23 7 0
New York Suffolk 21% 8% 2% 21% 8% 2% 33 12 3
New York Westchester 16% 5% 1% 16% 5% 1% 24 7 1
North Carolina 68% 38% 8% 68% 38% 8% 159 68 11
North Carolina Beaufort 37% 14% 1% 37% 14% 1% 66 22 1
North Carolina Bertie 33% 10% 1% 33% 10% 1% 57 15 1
North Carolina Brunswick 41% 20% 4% 41% 20% 4% 74 32 6
North Carolina Camden 35% 13% 1% 35% 13% 1% 61 20 1
North Carolina Carteret 48% 28% 4% 48% 28% 4% 92 46 6
North Carolina Chowan 29% 11% 1% 29% 11% 1% 49 17 1
North Carolina Craven 42% 20% 1% 42% 20% 1% 76 31 1
North Carolina Currituck 36% 14% 1% 36% 14% 1% 63 22 2
North Carolina Dare 49% 27% 4% 49% 27% 4% 94 45 6
North Carolina Gates 25% 8% <1% 25% 8% <1% 41 12 0
North Carolina Hertford 28% 8% <1% 28% 8% <1% 46 11 0
North Carolina Hyde 50% 27% 3% 50% 27% 3% 97 45 5
North Carolina New Hanover 40% 20% 4% 40% 20% 4% 71 32 6
North Carolina Onslow 41% 22% 3% 41% 22% 3% 74 35 5
North Carolina Pamlico 40% 20% 1% 40% 20% 1% 73 31 2
North Carolina Pasquotank 32% 13% 1% 32% 13% 1% 55 19 1
North Carolina Pender 42% 22% 4% 42% 22% 4% 76 35 6
North Carolina Perquimans 31% 12% 1% 31% 12% 1% 52 18 1
North Carolina Tyrrell 36% 17% 1% 36% 17% 1% 64 26 2
North Carolina Washington 34% 13% 1% 34% 13% 1% 58 19 1
Rhode Island 20% 8% 1% 20% 8% 1% 32 11 2
Rhode Island Bristol 14% 6% 1% 14% 6% 1% 21 8 2
Rhode Island Kent 15% 6% 1% 15% 6% 1% 23 8 1
Rhode Island Newport 16% 7% 1% 16% 7% 1% 25 10 2
Rhode Island Providence 16% 6% 1% 16% 6% 1% 25 9 1
Rhode Island Washington/South 18% 6% 1% 18% 6% 1% 28 9 2
South Carolina 57% 29% 8% 57% 29% 8% 118 48 12
South Carolina Beaufort 38% 14% 3% 38% 14% 3% 67 22 5
South Carolina Charleston 43% 21% 5% 43% 21% 5% 80 33 7
South Carolina Colleton 40% 17% 4% 40% 17% 4% 71 26 6
South Carolina Georgetown 36% 17% 4% 36% 17% 4% 64 27 6
South Carolina Horry 39% 20% 4% 39% 20% 4% 69 32 6
South Carolina Jasper 39% 14% 3% 39% 14% 3% 69 21 4
Texas 61% 36% 16% 61% 36% 16% 133 64 24
Texas Aransas 19% 11% 5% 19% 11% 5% 30 16 7
Texas Brazoria 30% 16% 5% 30% 16% 5% 51 25 7
Texas Calhoun 25% 13% 5% 25% 13% 5% 41 20 7
Texas Cameron 24% 13% 5% 24% 13% 5% 39 20 7
Texas Chambers 30% 16% 5% 30% 16% 5% 51 24 7
Texas Galveston 34% 19% 6% 34% 19% 6% 58 29 8
Texas Harris 29% 16% 4% 29% 16% 4% 49 24 6
Texas Jefferson 29% 16% 4% 29% 16% 4% 49 25 6
Texas Kenedy 24% 14% 7% 24% 14% 7% 39 21 10
Texas Kleberg 23% 13% 6% 23% 13% 6% 36 19 8
Texas Matagorda 32% 17% 8% 32% 17% 8% 54 27 11
Texas Nueces 24% 14% 6% 24% 14% 6% 39 21 9
Texas Refugio 21% 9% 4% 21% 9% 4% 34 14 6
Texas San Patricio 21% 11% 5% 21% 11% 5% 34 17 7
Texas Willacy 22% 13% 6% 22% 13% 6% 35 19 8
Virginia 46% 20% 1% 46% 20% 1% 86 31 2
Virginia Accomack 27% 9% <1% 27% 9% <1% 44 13 0
Virginia Gloucester 21% 5% <1% 21% 5% <1% 34 7 0
Virginia Hampton 27% 8% <1% 27% 8% <1% 44 12 0
Virginia Lancaster 20% 3% <1% 20% 3% <1% 31 5 0
Virginia Mathews 21% 5% <1% 21% 5% <1% 34 7 0
Virginia Middlesex 21% 3% <1% 21% 3% <1% 33 5 0
Virginia Newport News 22% 6% <1% 22% 6% <1% 35 8 0
Virginia Norfolk 26% 8% <1% 26% 8% <1% 42 12 0
Virginia Northampton 27% 9% <1% 27% 9% <1% 44 13 0
Virginia Northumberland 19% 3% <1% 19% 3% <1% 30 5 0
Virginia Poquoson 24% 6% <1% 24% 6% <1% 38 9 0
Virginia Portsmouth 24% 7% <1% 24% 7% <1% 38 10 0
Virginia Suffolk 25% 8% <1% 25% 8% <1% 41 11 0
Virginia Virginia Beach 30% 12% <1% 30% 12% <1% 50 18 0
Virginia York 25% 6% <1% 25% 6% <1% 40 9 0
Canada 51% 29% 1% 51% 29% 1% 100 48 2
New Brunswick 33% 8% 1% 33% 8% 1% 57 11 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 26% 16% 1% 26% 16% 1% 43 24 1
Nova Scotia 42% 27% 1% 42% 27% 1% 77 44 1
Prince Edward Island 9% 6% <1% 9% 6% <1% 14 9 0
Mexico 76% 44% 19% 76% 44% 19% 204 83 29
Campeche 47% 21% 5% 47% 21% 5% 89 33 7
Quintana Roo 63% 33% 15% 63% 33% 15% 139 57 23
Tabasco 25% 6% <1% 25% 6% <1% 40 8 0
Tamaulipas 47% 26% 9% 47% 26% 9% 89 43 14
Veracruz 44% 20% 3% 44% 20% 3% 83 32 4
Yucatan 53% 26% 12% 53% 26% 12% 107 43 18
Anguilla 35% 18% 8% 35% 18% 8% 61 28 12
Antigua and Barbuda 28% 15% 7% 28% 15% 7% 46 23 10
Aruba 10% 5% <1% 10% 5% <1% 15 7 0
Bahamas, The 81% 53% 30% 81% 53% 30% 237 106 50
Barbados 28% 6% 1% 28% 6% 1% 47 9 2
Belize 42% 19% 6% 42% 19% 6% 76 30 9
Bermuda 40% 26% 11% 40% 26% 11% 71 42 17
Bonaire 8% 3% <1% 8% 3% <1% 11 5 0
Cabo Verde 16% 3% <1% 16% 3% <1% 25 4 0
Cayman Islands 40% 23% 8% 40% 23% 8% 71 37 11
Costa Rica 6% 2% 1% 6% 2% 1% 8 3 1
Cuba 76% 51% 25% 76% 51% 25% 204 102 41
Curacao 9% 4% <1% 9% 4% <1% 13 6 0
Dominica 33% 14% 7% 33% 14% 7% 57 21 10
Dominican Republic 58% 35% 17% 58% 35% 17% 123 61 26
Grenada 28% 7% 1% 28% 7% 1% 46 10 1
Guadeloupe 34% 18% 7% 34% 18% 7% 59 28 10
Guatemala 38% 15% 3% 38% 15% 3% 68 23 4
Haiti 44% 26% 9% 44% 26% 9% 82 42 14
Honduras 64% 28% 11% 64% 28% 11% 146 46 16
Jamaica 46% 23% 8% 46% 23% 8% 88 36 12
Martinique 34% 11% 4% 34% 11% 4% 59 17 6
Montserrat 26% 14% 6% 26% 14% 6% 43 22 8
Nicaragua 36% 16% 8% 36% 16% 8% 62 25 11
Panama 1% 1% <1% 1% 1% <1% 2 1 0
Puerto Rico 40% 24% 9% 40% 24% 9% 73 38 14
Saba 24% 15% 6% 24% 15% 6% 39 23 9
Saint Kitts and Nevis 34% 20% 9% 34% 20% 9% 59 32 13
Saint Lucia 40% 10% 3% 40% 10% 3% 73 15 5
Saint Martin 26% 15% 8% 26% 15% 8% 43 23 11
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41% 9% 1% 41% 9% 1% 74 13 2
Sint Eustatius 25% 15% 8% 25% 15% 8% 40 23 11
Sint Maarten 26% 15% 8% 26% 15% 8% 43 23 11
Trinidad and Tobago 8% 2% <1% 8% 2% <1% 11 3 0
Turks and Caicos 40% 20% 11% 40% 20% 11% 73 32 16
UK Virgin Islands 39% 22% 10% 39% 22% 10% 69 35 15
US Virgin Islands 33% 19% 8% 33% 19% 8% 57 30 12