Template:Strongest Florida landfalling hurricanes
Appearance
Strongest landfalling tropical cyclones in the U.S. state of Florida† as of 2024 | |||||
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Rank | Hurricane | Season | Wind speed | ||
mph | km/h | ||||
1 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 185 | 295 | |
2 | Andrew | 1992 | 165 | 270 | |
3 | Michael | 2018 | 160 | 260 | |
4 | "Florida Keys" | 1919 | 150 | 240 | |
Charley | 2004 | ||||
Ian | 2022 | ||||
7 | "Miami" | 1926 | 145 | 230 | |
"Okeechobee" | 1928 | ||||
Donna | 1960 | ||||
10 | Helene | 2024 | 140 | 220 | |
Source: HURDAT,[1] Hurricane Research Division,[2] NHC[3] | |||||
†Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land. |
- ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Landsea, Chris; Anderson, Craig; Bredemeyer, William; et al. (January 2022). Continental United States Hurricanes (Detailed Description). Re-Analysis Project (Report). Miami, Florida: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ John L. Beven II; Robbie Berg; Andrew Hagen (April 19, 2019). Hurricane Michael (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved April 19, 2019.