Percentage of sandy beaches very likely (probability > 0.9) to experience erosion associated with collision, overwash, and inundation during category 1-5 hurricane landfall. | |||||
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Hurricane Intensity Category | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5* | |
collision (dune erosion) | |||||
US Gulf of Mexico | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
US Southeast Atlantic | 89 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
US Mid-Atlantic | 91 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - |
US Northeast Atlantic | 97 | 99 | 99 | 100 | - |
overwash | |||||
US Gulf of Mexico | 72 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 98 |
US Southeast Atlantic | 47 | 66 | 78 | 87 | 92 |
US Mid-Atlantic | 29 | 55 | 83 | 95 | - |
US Northeast Atlantic | 52 | 66 | 75 | 82 | - |
inundation | |||||
US Gulf of Mexico | 29 | 57 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
US Southeast Atlantic | 12 | 36 | 51 | 64 | 75 |
US Mid-Atlantic | 12 | 32 | 53 | 74 | - |
US Northeast Atlantic | 14 | 36 | 52 | 65 | - |
*Category 5 hurricane conditions were not simulated for the mid-Atlantic or Northeast Atlantic regions. See the reports listed at the bottom of the page for detailed analysis and data access. |