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Template:Strongest Florida landfalling hurricanes

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Strongest landfalling tropical cyclones
in the U.S. state of Florida† as of 2024
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.
  1. ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ 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 October 13, 2024.
  3. ^ John L. Beven II; Robbie Berg; Andrew Hagen (April 19, 2019). Hurricane Michael (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved April 19, 2019.