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Currently, Hurricane Wilma is the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, after reaching an intensity of 882 mbar (hPa; 26.05 inHg) in October 2005; [53] at the time, this also made Wilma the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide outside of the West Pacific, [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] where seven tropical cyclones have been recorded to ...
The most intense storm in the North Atlantic by lowest pressure was Hurricane Wilma. The strongest storm by 1-minute sustained winds was Hurricane Allen. Storms which reached a minimum central pressure of 920 millibars (27.17 inHg) or less are listed.
The strongest hurricanes, known as Category 5 hurricanes, boast wind speeds exceeding 157 mph (252 km/h), resulting in catastrophic damage. Below is a table ranking the most intense hurricanes in the Atlantic, organized by their 1-minute sustained wind speeds.
With a wind speed of 185 mph at landfall, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is the strongest hurricane ever to hit the United States. It was also the first recorded Category 5 storm in the country...
This list provides details on the 10 most intense hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones in world history, ranked by one-minute sustained wind speeds.
At a Glance. The list of strongest Atlantic hurricanes includes some in recent years, but also those from the 20th century. Some went on to strike the U.S., but at slightly reduced wind...
Here are the strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland based on windspeed at landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center and USA TODAY records: Labor Day Hurricane of 1935:...
In just 49 hours, Milton's wind speeds increased from those of a tropical depression (35 mph) to that of a category 5 hurricane (160 mph), making it the fastest such recorded increase.
However, Palm Beach reported a minimum pressure of 27.43 in, making this the fourth strongest hurricane of record to hit the United States. In Puerto Rico, San Juan reported 144 mph sustained winds, while Guayama reported a pressure of 27.65 inches.
Hurricane Allen had the Atlantic’s most powerful recorded sustained winds. The storm, which formed in 1980, had peak winds of 190 miles per hour and a barometric pressure reading of 899...