Hurricane facts from the record since 1851

Every fact here is computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 storm tracks, joined to county boundaries.

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334 hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of a US county since 1851, at hurricane strength. Hurricane hub
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Florida has had 137 of them, more than any other state. Hurricanes by state
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Monroe County, FL, is the most-hit county, with 53. Monroe County
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28 states have none on record, including Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas. Hurricanes by state
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Vermont, far from the open ocean, has 3. Vermont
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New York State has 14, and Massachusetts 20. New York City's record
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Hawaii has 10 since its record here began in 1950. Hawaii's record
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August and September hold 63.2% of US hurricanes. Hurricane season
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2020, 1985 and 1886 share the busiest US season, with 7 hurricanes near a county each. Busiest seasons
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Only 5 storms had Category 5 winds within 50 miles of a state. Every Category 5
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The highest wind within 50 miles of a state is 184 mph, in the unnamed 1935 storm. That storm
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Among storms that came near the US, Allen (1980) peaked highest, at 190 mph. Allen
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The lowest pressure among them is 882 mb, in Wilma (2005). Wilma
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The longest-lived, by listed dates, is the unnamed 1899 storm, at 32 days. That storm

Hurricanes by decade