State by state climatology: when major hurricanes strike

[JetMaxx]

Here is a state by state listing of when major hurricanes have struck each area since 1846 (I subdivided Florida - into the peninsula and panhandle).

TEXAS [19 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1875 (cat-3)
AUG 1880 (3)
AUG 1886 (4)
SEP 1900 (4) "GALVESTON DISASTER"
JUL 1909 (3)
AUG 1915 (4)
AUG 1916 (3)
SEP 1919 (4)
AUG 1932 (4)
SEP 1933 (3)
SEP 1941 (3)
AUG 1942 (3)
JUN 1957 (4) "AUDREY"
SEP 1961 (4) "CARLA"
SEP 1967 (3) "BEULAH"
AUG 1970 (3) "CELIA"
AUG 1980 (3) "ALLEN"
AUG 1983 (3) "ALICIA"
AUG 1999 (3) "BRET"


LOUISIANA [20 MAJOR CANES]:
AUG 1852 (cat-3)
SEP 1855 (3)
AUG 1856 (4) "LAST ISLAND DISASTER
AUG 1860 (3)
SEP 1879 (3)
OCT 1886 (3)
AUG 1888 (3)
OCT 1893 (4)
SEP 1909 (3)
SEP 1915 (4) "NEW ORLEANS DISASTER"
AUG 1918 (3)
AUG 1926 (3)
JUN 1934 (3)
SEP 1947 (3)
JUN 1957 (4) "AUDREY"
OCT 1964 (3) "HILDA"
SEP 1965 (3) "BETSY"
AUG 1969 (5) "CAMILLE"
SEP 1974 (3) "CARMEN"
AUG 1992 (3) "ANDREW"


MISSISSIPPI [10 MAJOR CANES]:
AUG 1852 (cat-3)
SEP 1855 (3)
AUG 1860 (3)
OCT 1893 (3)
SEP 1915 (4)
JUL 1916 (3)
SEP 1947 (3)
AUG 1969 (5) "CAMILLE"
SEP 1979 (3) "FREDERIC"
SEP 1985 (3) "ELENA"


ALABAMA [6 MAJOR CANES]:
AUG 1852 (cat-3)
OCT 1893 (3)
JUL 1916 (3)
SEP 1926 (3)
SEP 1979 (3) "FREDERIC"
SEP 1985 (3) "ELENA"


FLORIDA PANHANDLE [10 MAJOR CANES]:
AUG 1851 (cat-3)
OCT 1877 (3)
SEP 1882 (3)
OCT 1894 (3)
SEP 1917 (3)
SEP 1926 (3)
JUL 1936 (3)
SEP 1975 (3) "ELOISE"
SEP 1985 (3) "ELENA"
OCT 1995 (3) "OPAL"

FLORIDA PENINSULA [26 MAJOR CANES]:
OCT 1846 (cat-5)
SEP 1848 (3)
AUG 1871 (3)
OCT 1873 (3)
AUG 1888 (4)
SEP 1896 (3)
OCT 1906 (3)
OCT 1909 (3)
OCT 1910 (3)
SEP 1919 (4)
OCT 1921 (3)
SEP 1926 (4) "GREAT MIAMI HURRICANE"
SEP 1928 (4) "SAN FELIPE"
SEP 1929 (3)
SEP 1933 (3)
SEP 1935 (5) "LABOR DAY HURRICANE"
OCT 1944 (3)
SEP 1945 (3)
SEP 1947 (4)
SEP 1948 (3)
AUG 1949 (3)
SEP 1950 (3) "EASY"
OCT 1950 (3) "KING"
SEP 1960 (4) "DONNA"
SEP 1965 (3) "BETSY"
AUG 1992 (5) "ANDREW"


GEORGIA [3 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1854 (cat-3)
AUG 1893 (3) "SEA ISLANDS DISASTER"
OCT 1898 (4)


SOUTH CAROLINA [8 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1854 (cat-3)
AUG 1885 (3)
AUG 1893 (3) "SEA ISLANDS DISASTER"
OCT 1893 (3)
SEP 1906 (3)
OCT 1954 (4) "HAZEL"
SEP 1959 (3) "GRACIE"
SEP 1989 (4) "HUGO"

NORTH CAROLINA [14 MAJOR CANES]:
OCT 1846 (cat-3)
AUG 1879 (3)
AUG 1899 (3)
SEP 1933 (3)
SEP 1944 (3)
OCT 1954 (4) "HAZEL"
AUG 1955 (3) "CONNIE"
SEP 1955 (3) "IONE"
SEP 1958 (4) "HELENE"
SEP 1960 (3) "DONNA"
SEP 1984 (3) "DIANA"
SEP 1985 (3) "GLORIA"
AUG 1993 (3) "EMILY"
SEP 1996 (3) "FRAN"


VIRGINIA [1 MAJOR CANE]:
SEP 1944 (cat-3)
NOTE: SEP 1936 CANE WAS POSSIBLY A CAT 3 IN VA AND NC**


MARYLAND: NO MAJOR CANES SINCE 1846


DELAWARE: NO MAJOR CANES SINCE 1846


NEW JERSEY: NO MAJOR CANES SINCE 1846


NEW YORK [5 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1869 (cat-3)
SEP 1938 (3) "LONG ISLAND EXPRESS"
SEP 1944 (3)
AUG 1954 (3) "CAROL"
SEP 1960 (3) "DONNA"


CONNECTICUT [3 MAJOR CANES]
SEP 1938 (cat-3)
AUG 1954 (3) "CAROL"
SEP 1960 (3) "DONNA"


RHODE ISLAND [5 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1869 (cat-3)
SEP 1938 (3)
SEP 1944 (3)
AUG 1954 (3) "CAROL"
SEP 1960 (3) "DONNA"


MASSACHUSETTS [6 MAJOR CANES]:
SEP 1869 (cat-3)
SEP 1938 (3)
SEP 1944 (3)
SEP 1954 (3) "CAROL"
SEP 1954 (3) "EDNA"
SEP 1960 (3) "DONNA"


NEW HAMPSHIRE: NO MAJOR CANES SINCE 1846


MAINE: NO MAJOR CANES SINCE 1846

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PW

[ameriwx2003]

Perry as always outstanding report:):)

[Stephanie]

Great info Perry!!!

It's interesting to see how all of the major hurricanes that hit New York and New England were 1960 and before. That's over 40 years folks and the odds just keep getting higher and higher each year! :o

[southerngale]

Thanks Perry! Great job!!

[GalvestonDuck]

Great stuff as always, Perry. I bet you're an organized kind of guy.

[GulfBreezer]

Thanks Perry Great Info!! Brings back my memories of Opal!! She was NOT nice!

[JCT777]

Great info, Perry. By looking at that data, I would say that it is extremely rare for MD, DE or NJ to be hit by a major hurricane (none since 1846).

[Agua]

Thanks. I've got to say, I've always been under the impression that Mississippi has received a high number of storms per mile of coastline. I don't know what the exact miles are for each of those states but that pretty much confirms it.

[DelStormLover]

Perry, great post!
DE hasnt had any major canes, but we have had several non-majors since 1851:
here is a list:
OCT 1878 CAT1
AUG 1879 CAT2
AUG 1893 CAT1
SEPT 1893 CAT1
OCT 1894 CAT1
AUG 1933 CAT1
SEPT 1936 CAT2
SEPT 1944 CAT1
AUG 1953 BARBARA CAT1
OCT 1954 HAZEL CAT1
AUG 1960 DONNA CAT2
OCT 1985 GLORIA CAT1/2
AUG 1986 CHARLEY CAT1
SEPT 1999 FLOYD CAT1/TROPICAL STORM
I Think the 1879 or 1936 canes may have been very weak cat3's when the impacted de, but i cant be sure

[timNms]

South MS here near Hattiesburg.

[PTrackerLA]

Thanks for that post! That's pretty impressive to see that 20 majors have hit Louisiana and it's probably only has 1/3 of the coastline of Texas.

[Galvestongirl]

Great post...it blew my theory, I was always under the impression that the galveston area, after the first cool front, was pretty much safe. Guess I was wrong.