https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/tc-potential
It has a really interesting chart of the estimated damage potential of a storm. It's only an estimate. It could potentially be much higher.
I tried writing a paragraph to describe it:
"This hurricane damage potential statistic does not take into account such things as a current storm's size, the amount of infrastructure that may be in a storm's path or the vulnerability of an area to storm surge. (as well as whether there is a greater or lesser risk of tornadoes and/or inland flooding from rainfall) This estimated statistic applies to what the approximate damage potential of a storm of this intensity could be at landfall based on the normalized damages from previous hurricanes making landfall on the U.S. mainland. If a storm is smaller than average, impacts a less populated area, and/or impacts an area less vulnerable to storm surge, the damage potential could be less. Conversely, if a storm is larger than average, impacts a more populated area, and/or impacts an area more vulnerable to storm surge, the damage potential could be much higher."
Graphically:
I was working on animating the graphical chart but it has some issues. This was the best version so far:
https://imgur.com/jZ06u5P
