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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane, with a pressure of 892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg), is the third strongest Atlantic hurricane and the strongest documented tropical cyclone prior to 1950. [11] Since the measurements taken during Wilma and Gilbert were documented using dropsonde, this pressure remains the lowest measured over land. [63]
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 ...
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2024. [351] This is the same list used in the 2018 season, with the exceptions of Francine and Milton, which replaced Florence and Michael respectively. [352] Both new names were used for the first time this season, as was Sara, which replaced Sandy after ...
Here's a list of the retired names according to the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center. 1954: Carol and Hazel 1955: Connie, Diane, Ione and Janet
Tied with the 1856 Last Island hurricane as the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the state of Louisiana, in terms of maximum sustained winds. [14] [18] 2020 Hurricane: 18 $4.725 billion Hurricane Isaias: West Africa, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, The Bahamas, East Coast of the United States, Eastern Canada
Hurricane Ian is the ninth category 4 or 5 hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. in the last 50 years—six of which have occurred since 2017.
Top 5 states hit with the most hurricanes over the decades. Here are the top five states most often hit by hurricanes. The list does not include 2024's stats which will be tallied when the season ...
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