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.
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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/)