Hurricanes in the United States
Hurricanes occur very often in the United States. On average, they happen about 11 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Texas, Louisiana and Georgia.The hurricane season usually lasts from early June to late November.
The most severe hurricane to make landfall in the United States in the past 12 months was »Nicholas«. It reached a wind speed of up to 120 km/h on September 14, 2021 at 12:30 am local time near Bay City and was 19 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 1 hurricane.
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Most violent hurricanes in the United States since 2018
Wanda: 25th October to 8th November 2021
Wind speed:
max. 111 km/h
Diameter:
max. 741 km
Air pressure:
below 973 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Pamela: 10th to 14th October 2021
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 148 km
Air pressure:
below 987 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On October 13th, 2021 at 7:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 320 km southeast of Eidson Road in Texas.
Odette: 16th to 26th September 2021
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 989 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On September 17th, 2021 at 2:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 181 km west of Morehead City in North Carolina.
Nicholas: 12th to 17th September 2021
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 370 km
Air pressure:
below 988 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Texas
Louisiana
Texas
Louisiana
Henri: 15th to 24th August 2021
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
on land:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Air pressure:
below 986 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Claudette: 17th to 23rd June 2021
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 1003 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Bill: 13th to 16th June 2021
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 222 km
Air pressure:
below 992 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On June 13th, 2021 at 8:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 183 km southwest of Long Beach in North Carolina.
Beta: 17th to 25th September 2020
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
on land:
max. 83 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 993 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Sally: 11th to 18th September 2020
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 176 km/h
Diameter:
max. 222 km
Air pressure:
below 965 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 2
Affected regions
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Teddy: 12th to 24th September 2020
Wind speed:
max. 222 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 945 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On September 22nd, 2020 at 11:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 435 km southwest of Ellsworth in Maine.
Hanna: 23rd to 26th July 2020
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 148 km/h
Diameter:
max. 259 km
Air pressure:
below 973 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Texas
Texas
Douglas: 20th to 30th July 2020
Region:
Central Pacific
Wind speed:
max. 213 km/h
Diameter:
max. 222 km
Air pressure:
below 954 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 4
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On July 26th, 2020 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 67 km northwest of Haiku-Pauwela in Hawaii.
Fay: 5th to 11th July 2020
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 93 km/h
Diameter:
max. 444 km
Air pressure:
below 998 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Arthur: 16th to 21st May 2020
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 222 km
Air pressure:
below 989 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On May 18th, 2020 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 84 km southwest of Morehead City in North Carolina.
Nestor: 17th to 21st October 2019
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 93 km/h
on land:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 778 km
Air pressure:
below 996 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Melissa: 8th to 14th October 2019
Wind speed:
max. 102 km/h
Diameter:
max. 667 km
Air pressure:
below 994 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On October 08th, 2019 at 2:00 pm it had the shortest distance at about 183 km southwest of Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina.
Imelda: 17th to 19th September 2019
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 74 km/h
Diameter:
max. 500 km
Air pressure:
below 1003 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
tropical storm
Affected regions
Texas
Texas
Humberto: 12th to 20th September 2019
Wind speed:
max. 204 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 950 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 3
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On September 15th, 2019 at 11:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 256 km west of Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Dorian: 24th August to 5th September 2019
Wind speed:
max. 296 km/h
Diameter:
max. 111 km
Eye:
max. 93 km
Air pressure:
below 910 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 5
The hurricane did not make direct landfall. On September 04th, 2019 at 8:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 139 km northwest of Edgewater in Florida.
Barry: 10th to 16th July 2019
Region:
Gulf of Mexico
Wind speed:
max. 120 km/h
Diameter:
max. 556 km
Air pressure:
below 993 mbar
Saffir-Simpson scale:
category 1
Affected regions
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
These evaluations are based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Individual data have been summarized or translated.