- The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30.
- The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season produced 18 named storms.
- Approximately 40% of all hurricanes to make US landfall strike Florida.
One of the few mitigating factors of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is that for the most part no other natural disasters have occurred to make things all the more difficult. That might not last as the 2020 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season begins on June 1. This is an interesting piece of trivia for most of the country but a serious concern of varying degrees for those living along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard.
Based on the SPORTS INSIDER analysis there’s only 19 states with a significant risk of experiencing a hurricane. Not much of a surprise that Florida is at the greatest risk of having a hurricane strike. Also at significant risk–Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina. Historically, 40% of all hurricanes that make US landfall strike Florida. 88% of all land falling hurricanes strike Texas and/or Florida. If there’s another hopeful statistical nugget to come out of this analysis it might be that the second half of the season is typically more active than the first.
The Southern East Coast and Gulf Coast states have the highest level of tropical storm risk but the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern Coastline is also a potential landfall destination. It’s not uncommon for a tropical storm to track just offshore until it gets well above the Mason Dixon Line and then hang a hard left. In fact, with the exception of the Southern Coastal states the next states on the hurricane risk list are Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Overall, nineteen states have experienced a hurricane strike since records were first kept in 1851. Pennsylvania is on the list but whether it has a legitimate claim to a hurricane strike is the subject of some debate. The only hurricane to hit the Quaker State was in 1898 and many experts think that it could have been a severe tropical storm that never made actual hurricane status. Since the verification of hurricane strength is more anecdotal than factual, there’s a good case that Pennsylvania has been a ‘hurricane free zone’ throughout its history.
2020 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON BETTING ODDS
STATE AND PROVINCIAL ODDS FOR 2020 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON
THE FIRST HURRICANE TO STRIKE THE MAINLAND US DURING THE 2020 SEASON WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN WHICH STATE?
Florida +350
Texas +500
Louisiana +750
North Carolina +750
South Carolina +1000
Georgia +1500
Alabama +1500
Mississippi +1500
Virginia +2000
New York +2000
Massachusetts +2500
Rhode Island +2500
Connecticut +2500
Maine +2500
Maryland +5000
Delaware +5000
New Jersey +5000
New Hampshire +5000
Pennsylvania +5000
Any Other State +15000
If no hurricanes strike the US mainland during the 2020 season bet will be graded ‘no action’.
THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) TO STRIKE THE MAINLAND US DURING THE 2020 SEASON WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN WHICH STATE?
Florida +350
Texas +500
Louisiana +750
North Carolina +750
South Carolina +1000
Georgia +1500
Alabama +1500
Mississippi +1500
Virginia +2000
New York +2000
Massachusetts +2500
Rhode Island +2500
Connecticut +2500
Maine +2500
Maryland +5000
Delaware +5000
New Jersey +5000
New Hampshire +5000
Pennsylvania +5000
Any Other State +15000
If no hurricanes strike the US mainland during the 2020 season bet will be graded ‘no action’.
THE FIRST NAMED TROPICAL STORM TO ENTER CANADA DURING THE 2020 SEASON WILL CROSS THE BORDER IN WHICH PROVINCE?
Nova Scotia +150
New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island +175
Newfoundland and Labrador +225
Quebec +750
Ontario +1500
Storm must have tropical storm or hurricane status at the time it crosses Canadian border. If there are no named tropical storms to enter Canada during the 2020 season bet will be graded ‘no action’.
LOCAL ODDS FOR 2020 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BROWNSVILLE, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BROWNSVILLE, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3750
No -7500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3750
No -7500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF GALVESTON, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +450
No -900
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF GALVESTON, TX DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NEW ORLEANS, LA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +350
No -700
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NEW ORLEANS, LA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BILOXI, MS DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +500
No -1000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BILOXI, MS DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1750
No -3500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MOBILE, AL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +500
No -1000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MOBILE, AL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1750
No -3500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PANAMA CITY, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +350
No -700
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PANAMA CITY, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF TAMPA, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +350
No -700
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF TAMPA, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF FORT MEYERS, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +350
No -700
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF FORT MEYERS, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF KEY WEST, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +350
No -700
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF KEY WEST, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +500
No -1000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MIAMI, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +300
No -350
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MIAMI, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +450
No -900
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +450
No -900
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +900
No -1800
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF JACKSONVILLE, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF JACKSONVILLE, FL DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2500
No -5000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF SAVANNAH, GA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF SAVANNAH, GA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +4500
No -9000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CHARLESTON, SC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CHARLESTON, SC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3750
No -7500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750
No -1500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3750
No -7500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF WILMINGTON, NC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +300
No -350
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF WILMINGTON, NC DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3750
No -7500
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF OCEAN CITY, MD DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2250
No -4500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF OCEAN CITY, MD DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +4500
No -9000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF ATLANTIC CITY, NJ DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2500
No -5000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF ATLANTIC CITY, NJ DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +4500
No -9000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NEW YORK CITY DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NEW YORK CITY DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2500
No -5000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PROVIDENCE, RI DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +900
No -1800
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PROVIDENCE, RI DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3500
No -7000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NANTUCKET, MA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +500
No -1000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NANTUCKET, MA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3500
No -7000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BOSTON, MA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1000
No -2000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BOSTON, MA DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +4500
No -9000
WILL A HURRICANE PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PORTLAND, ME DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3000
No -6000
WILL A MAJOR HURRICANE (CATEGORY 3,4 OR 5) PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF PORTLAND, ME DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +7500
No -15000
GAMING INDUSTRY PROPOSITION ODDS FOR 2020 ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SEASON
WILL HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +750 No -1500
WILL ANY MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL ANY MARYLAND CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2500 No -5000
WILL ANY PENNSYLVANIA CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2500
No -5000
WILL ANY ATLANTIC CITY AREA CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250 No -2500
WILL THE RESORTS WORLD CASINO NEW YORK CITY CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +2250 No -4500
WILL THE ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR CASINO CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +1250
No -2500
WILL HOLLYWOOD CASINO HOTEL IN BANGOR, MAINE CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3500 No -7500
WILL CASINO NEW BRUNSWICK IN MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK CLOSE DUE TO A TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE AT ANY POINT DURING THE 2020 SEASON?
Yes +3500
No -7500
In previous nine gaming industry props any closure must be indicated as being directly a result of a tropical storm/hurricane. If casino is already closed due to COVID-19 or other reason at the time of a tropical storm/hurricane wagers will be graded ‘no action’.
