U.S. flooding losses will spike 26 percent by 2050 due to climate change, researchers say

But the forecast also points to possible hot spots far inland, in mountainous areas like Teton County, Wyo., and Grant County, Wash., where costs are expected to jump 20.5 and 23.8 percent respectively. Comparatively low-lying Albemarle County, Va., home to Charlottesville, is expected to see its flooding costs increase by about a third.