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Simulated Peak Hurricane Wind Speed, 10- and 50-Year Periods.

This map shows the simulated peak wind speed associated with hurricanes in the southeast U.S. over 10- and 50-year periods using FEMA's HAZUS-MH model. In (a), which is for a 10-year period, only southern Florida and a few coastal census tracts in Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina are expected to experience hurricane force winds (greater than 119 km per hour) within this time frame. Over a 50-year period, however, the entire region is expected to have winds of at least tropical storm strength, with much higher winds in some coastal areas, as shown in (b).

Simulated Peak Hurricane Wind Speed, 10- and 50-Year Periods.
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