Alabama Coastal damage from Frederic, 1979

The company CoreLogic is out with an annual ranking of states based on how many homes are at risk for damage from hurricanes and how serious the risk is.

They rank Alabama 16th overall, with 4,880 buildings in extreme danger. The other properties are ranked as follows:

Extreme Danger           4,880

Very High Danger        8,171

High Danger                 13,993

Moderate Danger        11,129

Low Danger                  12,792

Total:                            50,965

The Top 10 states–those with the largest number of buildings at the highest risk:

1-Florida

2-Louisiana

3-Texas

4-New Jersey

5-New York

6-Virginia

7-South Carolina

8-North Carolina

9-Massachusetts

10-Georgia

Watch Alabama News Network, CBS 8 or ABC Montgomery this Saturday, June 4th, at 6:00 PM for “Safe From The Storm”, a special report from ANN to help prepare you for severe weather.