Recent hurricanes have hit multiple locations:

• Hurricane Katrina made landfall initially in Florida between Hallandale Beach and Aventura on August 25, causing flooding and damage in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys. It then made final landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border, severely impacting Mississippi's Gulf Coast with a 27-foot storm surge and extensive flooding, also affecting Alabama and the Florida Panhandle

• Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 hurricane. It caused widespread damage and flooding across six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee, with heavy rainfall and storm surge impacting coastal and inland areas

• Historical hurricanes have also hit Florida, the Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the Gulf Coast states, causing significant casualties and damage

Thus, hurricanes typically hit coastal states such as Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and extend inland affecting multiple southeastern and eastern states in the U.S. The Caribbean and Gulf Coast regions are also frequently impacted.