$1.5 Trillion Worth of Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge
More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge inundation, with a total reconstruction cost value of nearly $1.5 trillion.
Storm surge — the often huge mound of water that builds up and comes ashore as a hurricane moves over the ocean or Gulf of Mexico — is usually the most dangerous aspect of hurricanes. It was by far the most destructive force in Hurricanes Camille, Katrina and Sandy, according to the Storm Surge Report from CoreLogic.