3. September is the most common month for hurricanes making landfall in the U.S., followed by August and October, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
June 1 marked the start of the 2019 hurricane season, and for the next six months, storm activity in the Atlantic will threaten coastal communities in 19 states along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Aside from wind and precipitation, storm surge poses one of the biggest threats to properties in the event of a hurricane, creating devastating inland flooding in affected areas.
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