Tampa Bay 'Most Overdue' for Hurricane: Weather Channel

Meteorologists at the Weather Channel have released a Top 10 list identifying cities and regions in the U.S. that are "most vulnerable" and "overdue" for a hurricane.

The Tampa Bay region appears to be the undisputed champ at No. 1. Placing second was Naples, and third was Jacksonville. To see the full Top 10 list, read the Weather Channel story.

The last major hurricane to hit the Tampa region was back in 1921, and that storm caused millions of dollars in damage.

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The Weather Channel notes that the population has swelled since then, and the evacuation time if a Cat 5 storm hit would be 68 hours.

Meteorologists looked at:

• Statistics from all major cities on or near the coast;
• Storm surge;
• Evacuation time;
• Population;
• Number of years since an area or city had been hit by a bad storm. 

Do you have a good or bad feeling about this hurricane season? Are you preparing ahead of time or will you wait for a storm to approach?