Ferocious winds are common in many parts of the United States,leading to insurance claims for wind damage to cars, homes andbusinesses.

About one in 30 insured homes has a property damage claimrelated to wind or hail each year, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

The property damage from a wind event is covered under standardhomeowners, renters and business insurance policies. Damage tovehicles caused by wind is covered under the comprehensiveportion of an auto insurance policy.

Have you ever wonder what U.S. metro areas is ranked as thewindiest? The Irvine, Calif.-based company, CoreLogic, a provider of property risk data, hasranked the top windy, large cities for 2016.

Wind verification analysis, technology

The ranking among the nation’s largest 279 metro areas incorporatesboth the number of single wind events over a 24-hour period, plusthe maximum wind speed gust. A wind event is defined as anestimated 3 second gust at the city center, plus a 10-mile radiussurrounding it. The maximum wind speed gust is derived from thehighest estimated gust (mph) recorded over a 24-hourperiod.

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The CoreLogic Windy City Index uses proprietary forensic windverification technology to evaluate wind events and maximum windgusts occurring at the ground level across the U.S. in cities withpopulations of 100,000 or more.

Unlike traditional wind records which rely on airport-based andprivate weather observation stations that record data at only onelocation, CoreLogic wind verification technology provides windanalysis at the property-specific level. The data is localized andgeographically specific so that even cities that are very closetogether can be measured independently.

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An analysis of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas showsthat a soon-to-be-named southeast city ranks first as the windiestcity with 21 wind-related events and a maximum wind speed of 72mph. Can you guess which city ranked No. 1 for 2016?

Discover the cities ranked as the 10 windiest U.S. metro areasin 2016, according to the latest CoreLogic Windy City Index:

A man braces against the wind and waves as he walks down BayStreet in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

10. Charleston, South Carolina

Number of wind events: 12

Maximum wind speed: 86 mph

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9. Clarksville, Tennessee

Number of wind events: 15

Maximum wind speed: 70 mph

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8. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Number of wind events: 13

Maximum wind speed: 73 mph

A tree lays on Cantrell Rd., Thursday, July 14, 2016, aftera storm in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

7. Little Rock, Arkansas

Number of wind events: 14

Maximum wind speed: 70 mph

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6. Louisville, Kentucky

Number of wind events: 14

Maximum wind speed: 68 mph

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5. Columbia, South Carolina

Number of wind events: 18

Maximum wind speed: 67 mph

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4. Cincinnati, Ohio

Number of wind events: 16

Maximum wind speed: 79 mph

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3. Jackson, Mississippi

Number of wind events: 21

Maximum wind speed: 71 mph

Smoke from a wind-driven brush fire on the southwest edge ofReno, Nev., blows across town as about 100 firefighters battled theblaze Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/ScottSonner)

2. Reno, Nevada

Number of wind events: 14

Maximum wind speed: 90 mph

Two women run through a snow flurry Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016,in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

1. Nashville, Tennessee

Number of wind events: 21

Maximum wind speed: 72 mph

Hurricane Matthew registered top wind speed for 2016 at 101mph

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, recorded the highest wind speed lastyear at 101 mph on Oct. 6 during Hurricane Matthew, according tothe 2016 CoreLogic Windy City Index. Thehurricane, which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricanesince Hurricane Felix in 2007, affected Florida, Georgia and SouthCarolina with high winds of 85 mph and above in multiplecities.

An additional 171 cities recorded winds ranging from 75 mph to85 mph, which is considered significantly high bythe National WeatherService, as a result of Hurricane Matthew.

Hurricane Matthew’s top wind speeds will result in insuranceclaims related specifically to wind events, and with insuranceindustry estimates putting wind damage at 25 percent of allinsurance claims each year, that percentage will likely be higherin 2016 due to Matthew, according to CoreLogic.