U.S Landfalling Hurricanes
Landfalls By Decade
| Decade |
Cat. 1 |
Cat. 2 |
Cat. 3 |
Cat. 4 |
Cat. 5 |
Cat. 1-5 |
Major* |
| 1851-1860
| 8 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
| 1861-1870
| 8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
| 1871-1880
| 7 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
| 1881-1890
| 8 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
5 |
| 1891-1900
| 8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
| 1901-1910
| 10 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
| 1911-1920
| 10 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
| 1921-1930
| 5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
| 1931-1940
| 4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
| 1941-1950
| 8 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
| 1951-1960
| 8 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
8 |
| 1961-1970
| 3 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
| 1971-1980
| 6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
| 1981-1990
| 9 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
| 1991-2000
| 3 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
| 2001-2006
| 6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
| Totals
| 110 |
73 |
75 |
18 |
3 |
279 |
96 |
| *Major Hurricanes are classified as Category 3 and higher. |
Landfalls By State
| State |
Cat. 1 |
Cat. 2 |
Cat. 3 |
Cat. 4 |
Cat. 5 |
| Alabama
| 12 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Connecticut
| 4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Delaware
| 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida
| 44 |
33 |
29 |
6 |
2 |
| Georgia
| 12 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Louisianna
| 18 |
14 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
| Maine
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Maryland
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Massachusetts
| 5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Mississippi
| 2 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| New Hampshire
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Jersey
| 6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| New York
| 6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| North Carolina
| 22 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| Rhode Island
| 3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| South Carolina
| 19 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Texas
| 23 |
18 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
| Virginia
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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