Make waves

The longest season of the year has begun: The Atlantic hurricane season started June 1 and will continue through Nov. 30.

Residents and business owners statewide are used to the warnings — buy batteries, stock up on canned food, keep jugs of water on hand. Now comes the 2017 Storm Surge Report from real estate researcher CoreLogic, which states nearly 6.9 million homes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at potential risk of hurricane storm surge damage.

The total reconstruction cost value of that damage? According to CoreLogic, more than $1.5 trillion, assuming 100% destruction.