U.S. Mainland Hurricane Strikes by State, 1851-2004
The following table is derived from NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-4:
THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE
UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1851 TO 2004
(AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS)
by
Eric S. Blake, Jerry D. Jarrell(retired) and Edward N. Rappaport
NOAA/NWS/ Tropical Prediction Center
Miami, Florida
Christopher W. Landsea
NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Miami, Florida
Full Report available in PDF format.
Hurricane direct hits on the mainland U.S. coastline and for individual
states 1851-2004 by Saffir/Simpson category.
| Area |
Category Number |
All
(1-5) |
Major
(3-5) |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| U.S. (Texas to Maine) | 109 | 72 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 273 | 92 |
| Texas | 23 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 19 |
| (North) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| (Central) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| (South) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Louisiana | 17 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 18 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| Alabama | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| Florida | 43 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 35 |
| (Northwest) | 27 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 12 |
| (Northeast) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| (Southwest) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| (Southeast) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 15 |
| Georgia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 12 |
| Virginia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Notes:
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 1851-2004 by month.
| Area |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
All |
| U.S. (Texas to Maine) | 2 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 17 | 92 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| (North) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| (Central) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| (South) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Alabama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 35 |
| (Northwest) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| (Northeast) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| (Southwest) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| (Southeast) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 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 |
| Pennsylvania | 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 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes: State totals do not equal U.S. totals and Texas or Florida totals do not necessarily equal the sum of sectional entries.
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