Template:Strongest Florida landfalling hurricanes
Strongest landfalling tropical cyclones in the U.S. state of Florida† as of 2023 | |||||
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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 | "Homestead" | 1945 | 130 | 215 | |
"Fort Lauderdale" | 1947 | ||||
"Florida" | 1948 | ||||
"Florida" | 1949 | ||||
King | 1950 | ||||
Irma | 2017 | ||||
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 June 6, 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 June 6, 2024.
- ^ John L. Beven II; Robbie Berg; Andrew Hagen (April 19, 2019). Hurricane Michael (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved April 19, 2019.