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Hurricane landfalls in the United States

Number of recorded continental hurricane impacts/landfalls in the United States. Hurricanes are categorised by the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS)
which classifies by five categories (1 being the lowest; 5 the highest) based on the intensity of sustained winds. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are
considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage.

185118581865187218791886189319001907191419211928193519421949195619631970197719841991199820052017Category 5Category 4Category 3Category 2Category 1

Source: Hurricane Database (HURDAT), NOAA

Note: NOAA notes that because of the sparseness of towns and cities before 1900 in some coastal locations along the United States, the data prior to 1900 may not be complete for all states.

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