Florida's hurricane hotspots: Data says these 3 places are most vulnerable

According to a report by the Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, more than 41 percent of hurricanes that hit the United States also make some kind of landfall in the Sunshine State.

Florida has also been hit by more than twice as many hurricanes as the next closest hurricane-prone state, which is Texas.

Of the 292 hurricanes that have hit the U.S. since 1851, a 120 have made some sort of landfall in Florida. 

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When you drill down on the data, these are the three locations in the Sunshine State that have proven to be the most vulnerable:

1. Northwest Florida: 66 total hurricanes 

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Note: 14 were a Category 3 through 5

From the report: While this part of Florida has historically been hit by the most hurricanes since 1851, Northwest Florida had only been hit by hurricanes that were deemed Category 3 before 2018’s Hurricane Michael, which was a Category 5 and one of the strongest hurricanes on record.

2. Southwest Florida: 49 total hurricanes

Note: 17 that were a Category 3 through 5

From the report: Southwest Florida has been hit by 17 major hurricanes, one more than the Southeast. That includes six Category 4 and one Category 5 hurricanes.

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3. Southeast Florida: 49 total hurricanes

Note:16 that were a Category 3 through 5

From the report: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the first of two Category 5 hurricanes Southeast Florida has faced since the inception of the Saffir/Simpson scale in 1851. It has also been hit by a record-tying seven Category 4 hurricanes, which ties it with the entire state of Texas.