Conditions are becoming more suitable for tropical storm and hurricane formation and residents are urged to increase levels ...

Hurricane risk by state The forecast includes a state-by-state look at hurricane risk. Those calculations predict the chances of a storm passing within 50 miles of the state.

Colorado State researchers said there's a 51% chance of a major hurricane making landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline. The average, based on records from 1880 to 2020, is 43%.

Meanwhile, there is a low, but not negligible, risk to the north in New England. Rhode Island faces a 25% storm chance and 9% hurricane chance, forecasters say.