Template:Strongest U.S. landfalling hurricanes
| Strongest U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name‡ | Season | Wind speed | ||
| mph | km/h | ||||
| 1 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 185 | 295 | |
| 2 | Karen | 1962 | 175 | 280 | |
| Camille | 1969 | ||||
| Yutu | 2018 | ||||
| 5 | Andrew | 1992 | 165 | 270 | |
| 6 | "Okeechobee" | 1928 | 160 | 260 | |
| Michael | 2018 | ||||
| 8 | Maria | 2017 | 155 | 250 | |
| 9 | "Last Island" | 1856 | 150 | 240 | |
| "Indianola" | 1886 | ||||
| "Florida Keys" | 1919 | ||||
| "Freeport" | 1932 | ||||
| Charley | 2004 | ||||
| Laura | 2020 | ||||
| Ida | 2021 | ||||
| Ian | 2022 | ||||
| Source: Hurricane Research Division[1] | |||||
| †Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land. | |||||
| ‡Systems prior to 1950 were not officially named. | |||||
- ^ 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 December 2, 2024.