Strongest landfalling tropical cyclones in the U.S. state of Florida† as of 2023 | |||||
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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 | "Homestead" | 1945 | 130 | 215 | |
"Fort Lauderdale" | 1947 | ||||
"Florida" | 1948 | ||||
"Florida" | 1949 | ||||
King | 1950 | ||||
Irma | 2017 | ||||
Source: HURDAT,[1] Hurricane Research Division,[2] NHC[3] | |||||
†Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land. |
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- ^ 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 August 21, 2024.
- ^ John L. Beven II; Robbie Berg; Andrew Hagen (April 19, 2019). Hurricane Michael (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved April 19, 2019.