Hurricane direct hits on the
mainland U.S. coastline and for individual states 1900-1996 by
Saffir/Simpson
category.
|
AREA |
Category
Number |
ALL
1,2,3,4,5 |
MAJOR
3,4,5 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
U.S. (Texas to Maine) |
58 |
36 |
47 |
15 |
2 |
158 |
64 |
|
Texas |
12 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
36 |
15 |
|
(North) |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
|
(Central) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
|
(South) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
6 |
|
Louisiana |
8 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
12 |
|
Mississippi |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
|
Alabama |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
|
Florida |
17 |
16 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
57 |
24 |
|
(Northwest) |
9 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
7 |
|
(Northeast) |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
(Southwest) |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
9 |
|
(Southeast) |
5 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
26 |
11 |
|
Georgia |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
|
North Carolina |
10 |
4 |
10 |
1 * |
0 |
25 |
11 |
|
Virginia |
2 |
1 |
1 * |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 * |
|
Maryland |
0 |
1 * |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 * |
0 |
|
Delaware |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
1 * |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 * |
0 |
|
New York |
3 |
1 * |
5 * |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 * |
|
Connecticut |
2 |
3 * |
3 * |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 * |
|
Rhode Island |
0 |
2 * |
3 * |
0 |
0 |
5 * |
3 * |
|
Massachusetts |
2 |
2 * |
2 * |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 * |
|
New Hampshire |
1 * |
1 * |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 * |
0 |
|
Maine |
5 * |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 * |
0 |
Notes: * - Indicates
all hurricanes in this group were moving faster than 30 mph.
State totals will not necessarily equal U.S. totals, and Texas
or Florida totals will not necessarily equal sum of sectional
totals.
Major
hurricane direct hits on the mainland U.S. coastline and for individual
states 1900-1996 by month.
|
AREA |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
ALL |
|
U.S. (Texas to Maine) |
2 |
3 |
15 |
36 |
8 |
64 |
|
Texas |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
|
(North) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
(Central) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
(South) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
Louisiana |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
|
Mississippi |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
|
Alabama |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Florida |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
24 |
|
(Northwest) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
|
(Northeast) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
(Southwest) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|
(Southeast) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
|
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
North Carolina |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
|
Virginia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Maryland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New York |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Connecticut |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Rhode Island |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Massachusetts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
New Hampshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes: State totals will not necessarily
equal U.S. totals, and Texas or Florida totals will not necessarily
equal sum of sectional totals.
This is taken from The Deadliest,
Costliest, and Most Intense United States hurricanes of this
century (and other frequently requested hurricane facts) [NOAA
Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-1] updated in February, 1997.
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