CDS has just released its annual list of the top ten tornado prone metro areas.  This list is based on the RiskMeter Online's Tornado Model, which predicts the severity of tornadoes for any location in the Continental United States.  According to this report, the following top ten tornado prone metro areas (pop 50,000+) are as follows:

1. Denver, CO (100)*
2. Hialeah, FL (96)
3. East Adams, CO (96)
4. Miami, FL (95)
5. Hollywood, FL (93)
6. Houston, TX (92)
7. Brighton, CO (88)
8. East Arapahoe, CO (87)
9. Miami Beach, FL (82)
10. St. Petersburg, FL (77)

*Not downtown but a rural area to the northeast

Tornado exposure has and will always be a consistent threat to insurers.  According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in an average year the U.S. experiences 1,200 tornadoes, which kills 55 Americans, injures 1,500 and causes more than $400 million in damage. 

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