CDS Business Mapping, LLC, a leader in online hazard mapping, today announced its list of the top 10 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 a report just released by RiskMeter Online, the following top 10 tornado-prone metro-areas are as follows:

1.) Denver, CO*
2.) Houston, TX
3.) Miami, FL
4.) Hollywood, FL
5.) Tampa, FL
6.) Lincoln, IL
7.) Lakeland, FL
8.) Little Rock, AR
9.) Cape Coral, FL
10.) Oklahoma City, OK

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.