Hurricane Risk

August 21, 2021

Three Things to Know About Tropical Storm Henri

Tropical storm Henri continues to gradually strengthen and is currently located in the SW Atlantic or approximately 320 miles SSE of Cape Hatteras North Carolina.

July 8, 2021

Effect of Hurricanes on Local Housing Markets

In 2020, in the span of six weeks, Hurricanes Laura and Delta made landfall 12 miles apart, together taking nearly 100 lives and decimating southwest Louisiana. A look back at the effects of these two hurricanes on the Lake Charles metro shows the potential effects on properties.

July 7, 2021

Three Things to Know About Tropical Storm Elsa

July 7, 2021 | 11:57 AM CT What’s happening? Elsa made landfall as a Tropical Storm along the western Florida coast roughly 50 miles southeast of Tallahassee with sustained winds of up to 65 mph, 10 mph below Category 1 hurricane intensity. The remnants of Elsa will track along the eastern US coa...

June 23, 2021

How Do Communities Recover from Climate Disasters?

A Conversation with Justin Roberts and Hank Barbe Hurricane season kicked off on June 1, and 2021 is projected to be another above-normal year. Last year, Hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated the Louisiana coastline. Lake Charles, Louisiana, was hit exceptionally hard, but in spite of the devasta...

October 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta

Zeta is currently a high-end Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and is expected to make landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana tonight before 7pm CT. The Louisiana coast has been battered this season from Laura and Marco to the recent Delta–and now Zeta. Zeta’s add...

October 13, 2020

Hurricane Delta

CoreLogic Estimates $0.7 Billion to $1.2 Billion in U.S. Onshore Losses From Hurricane Delta Wind and Storm Surge According to this new CoreLogic Hurricane Delta data analysis, insured wind losses for residential and commercial properties in Louisiana and Texas are estimated to be between $0.5 bi...

September 22, 2020

Hurricane Teddy

Hurricane Teddy is expected to reach Atlantic Canada as a post-tropical storm on Wednesday morning and will most likely have decreased wind speeds compared to Hurricane Dorian in 2019.  Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island should expect surge levels in addition to flash flooding due to inten...

September 21, 2020

Tropical Storm Beta

Tropical Storm Beta, the 21st named storm of the 2020 season, is already one month ahead of the pace set by the record 2005 season. Beta is forecasted to come ashore along the central Texas coast Monday (Sept 21st) as a Tropical Storm, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Taking a similar path...

September 16, 2020

Hurricane Sally

Overnight, Hurricane Sally strengthened to a high-end Category 2 storm, making landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama with maximum sustained winds of 105mph. Interestingly, Sally made landfall in almost the exact same spot and on the same day, September 16, as Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Wind Sally was a...

August 28, 2020

Tropical Cyclone: Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Laura made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm near Cameron, Louisiana on August 27. CoreLogic monitored the storm, its impact and its aftermath. CoreLogic Risk Analysis Shows Hurricane Laura Threatens 431,810 Homes with Storm Surge Damage, Shines Light on Importance of Coverage Ade...

September 27, 2019

Rebuilding from Hurricane Dorian

A Lesson for Communities Everywhere Hurricane Dorian, the strongest tropical cyclone to ever to hit the Bahamas, impacted the islands with hurricane-force winds from September 1 to 3 of 2019. Dorian was a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, the strongest of which affected th...

November 29, 2018

Absentee Buyer Activity Spikes After Hurricane Harvey

Absentee Buyer Share of Post-Storm Purchases Peaks Early This Year and Continues to Outpace Last Year Within weeks of Hurricane Harvey’s August 2017[1] landfall, residential real estate investors began scouring some of the hardest-hit counties on the Texas Gulf Coast for rental home or fix-a...