Not true! I am sitting in a town right now that is 135 miles as crow flies from gulf coast. During hurricane michael this town was devastated by cat 2 hurricane winds in 10/10/2018.
It is true here in Florida, I can’t speak about your location, I’ve lived in Florida for over 60 years been thru multiple hurricanes, in the center of the state you have minimal risk which rises as you get closer to the ocean.