Template:Most intense US hurricanes
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Most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the United States Intensity is measured solely by central pressure | |||
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Rank | System | Season | Landfall pressure |
1 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 892 mbar (hPa) |
2 | Camille | 1969 | 900 mbar (hPa) |
Yutu | 2018 | ||
4 | Michael | 2018 | 919 mbar (hPa) |
5 | Katrina | 2005 | 920 mbar (hPa) |
Maria | 2017 | ||
7 | Andrew | 1992 | 922 mbar (hPa) |
8 | "Indianola" | 1886 | 925 mbar (hPa) |
9 | "Guam" | 1900 | 926 mbar (hPa) |
10 | "Florida Keys" | 1919 | 927 mbar (hPa) |
Source: HURDAT,[1] Hurricane Research Division[2] |
- ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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- ^ 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 August 20, 2024.