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As hurricane season progresses, below are the top five U.S. states hit with the most hurricanes, based on data on landfalls through 2022 − some of which may witness nature's fury once again over ...
Hurricane Camille made landfall in Waveland, Mississippi with a pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg), making it the second most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall. [68] Though it weakened slightly before its eventual landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, Hurricane Gilbert maintained a pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) at landfall, making ...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
Texas No. 2 for most hurricanes among US states. Based on data through 2022, Texas has been hit by more hurricanes than 48 other states. Only Florida has seen more hurricanes than the Lone Star State.
Strongest U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones† Rank Name‡ Season Wind speed mph km/h 1 "Labor Day" 1935: 185 295 2 Karen: 1962: 175 280 Camille: 1969: Yutu: 2018: 5 Andrew: 1992: 165 270
All 318 counties studied were already on the NCDP's "risky" list, but Lee County, Florida, which includes Cayo Costa where Hurricane Ian made landfall in 2022, does not rank very high in any of ...
While Hurricane Diane is the wettest known tropical cyclone to impact New England, the 1938 New England hurricane produced the most rain in the state of Connecticut. [1] Nonetheless, the flood from Hurricane Diane led to a significant death toll (nearly 200) from Pennsylvania eastward through southern New England. [27]
September 1 – Hurricane Hermine made landfall along the Big Bend of Florida with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), making it the first hurricane landfall to the state since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The highest recorded wind gust in the state was 78 mph (126 km/h) in Bald Point State Park.