The Most Intense Hurricanes In The United States 1900-Present
(last modified May 31, 2007)

The most intense mainland United States hurricanes ranked by pressure, 1851-2006 (includes only major hurricanes at their most intense landfall).
 
Rank
Hurricane
Year
Category
Minimum Pressure
Minimum Pressure
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
11
11
13
14
15
16
16
18
19
19
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
29
29
29
29
33
33
35
35
35
35
35
35
41
41
41
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
54
54
56
56
56
59
59
61
61
61
61
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
 
FL
CAMILLE
KATRINA
ANDREW
TX
FL
FL
DONNA
LA
CARLA
LA
HUGO
FL
TX
RITA
GA/FL
HAZEL
SE FL/SE LA/MS
N TX
CHARLEY
GLORIA
OPAL
FL
E NC
AUDREY
TX
CELIA
ALLEN
New England
FREDERIC
IVAN
DENNIS
NE U.S.
SC/NC
LA
BETSY
SE FL/NW FL
SE FL
S TX
MS/AL
NW FL
DIANA
S TX
GA/SC
LA/MS
LA/MS/AL
LA
BEULAH
HILDA
GRACIE
TX
JEANNE
WILMA
SE FL
BRET
LA
FL
CARMEN
SC/NC
S FL
GA/SC
EDNA
SE FL
FRAN
Central FL
LA/TX
SC/NC
NW FL
ELOISE
KING
Central LA
SW LA

1935
1969
2005
1992
1886
1919
1928
1960
1915
1961
1856
1989
1926
1900
2005
1898
1954
1947
1932
2004
1985
1995
1888
1899
1957
1915
1970
1980
1938
1979
2004
2005
1944
1906
1893
1965
1929
1933
1916
1916
1882
1984
1933
1854
1855
1860
1879
1967
1964
1959
1942
2004
2005
1945
1999
1909
1921
1974
1885
1906
1893
1954
1949
1996
1871
1886
1893
1894
1975
1950
1926
1918
5
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
 
892 mb
909
920
922
925
927
929
930
931
931
934
934
935
936
937
938
938
940
941
941
942
942
945
945
945
945
945
945
946
946
946
946
947
947
948
948
948
948
948
948
949
949
949
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
951
951
952
952
952
953
953
954
954
954
954
955
955
955
955
955
955
955
955

26.35 inches
26.84
27.17
27.23
27.31
27.37
27.43
27.46
27.49
27.49
27.58
27.58
27.61
27.64
27.67
27.70
27.70
27.76
27.79
27.79
27.82
27.82
27.91
27.91
27.91
27.91
27.91
27.91
27.94
27.94
27.94
27.94
27.97
27.97
27.99
27.99
27.99
27.99
27.99
27.99
28.02
28.02
28.02
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.05
28.08
28.08
28.11
28.11
28.11
28.14
28.14
28.17
28.17
28.17
28.17
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
 
Source: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-5: THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES TROPICAL CYCLONES FROM 1851 TO 2006 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS)

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