Every storm with Category 5 winds within 50 miles of the US
Only 5 storms had Category 5 winds within 50 miles of a US state in this record: the unnamed 1935 storm, Camille (1969), Andrew (1992), Michael (2018) and Ian (2022). Another 41 reached Category 4 that close.
Categories 4 and 5 by decade
Storms at Category 4 or 5 within 50 miles of a US state, by decade
Every Category 5
| Unnamed storm | 1935 | FL | 184 |
| Camille | 1969 | LA and MS | 173 |
| Andrew | 1992 | FL | 167 |
| Michael | 2018 | FL | 160 |
| Ian | 2022 | FL | 161 |