- List of United States hurricanes
The list of United States hurricanes includes all
tropical cyclone s officially recorded to have produced sustained winds of greater than 74 mph (118 km/h) in theUnited States , which is the minimum threshold for hurricane intensity. The list, which is sorted byU.S. state , begins in 1851 with the start of the officialAtlantic hurricane database (HURDAT), as provided by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 's Hurricane Research Division; the data from 1921 to 1979 is subject to change, due to the lack of official wind speed estimates during the time period. Since 1851, a total of 283 Atlantic tropical cyclones produced hurricane-force winds in 19 states along theAtlantic coast . Additionally, twoPacific hurricane s struckHawaii , and one Pacific tropical cyclone brought hurricane force winds toCalifornia . The tables list hurricanes by category on theSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , based on winds that occurred in each state.tatistics
Delaware
Louisiana
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Though not directly bordering the Atlantic Ocean, the
Gale of 1878 produced hurricane force winds in the state, the only tropical cyclone on record to do so.Rhode Island
Virginia
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ee also
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Climate of the United States
*List of Atlantic hurricanes References
External links
* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist18512007.txt Chronological List of All Hurricanes which Affected the Continental United States: 1851-2007]
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