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Hurricane Prone Region

Defined in the 2021IBC as:

  • The U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts where the basic design wind speed, V, for Risk Category II buildings is greater than 115 mph (51.4m/s);
  • Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.