Research Studies

Storm
Number

Year

Month

Name

Highest
U.S.
category

States affected
(category by
each state)

2

1899

AUG

-

3

NC (3)

6

1899

OCT

-

1

SC (1), NC (1)

1

1900

SEP

-

4

TX (4)

3

1901

JUL

-

1

NC (1)

4

1901

AUG

-

2

LA (2), MS (2)

3

1903

SEP

-

2

FL (2)

4

1903

SEP

-

1

NJ (1), NY (1), CT (1)

2

1904

SEP

-

1

SC (1)

2

1906

JUN

-

1

FL (1)

4

1906

SEP

-

3

SC (3), NC (3)

5

1906

SEP

-

3

MS (3), AL (3)

8

1906

OCT

-

2

FL (2)

2

1908

JUL

-

1

NC (1)

3

1909

JUL

-

3

TX (3)

5

1909

AUG

-

2

TX (2)

7

1909

SEP

-

4

LA (4)

9

1909

OCT

-

3

FL (3)

2

1910

SEP

-

2

TX (2)

4

1910

OCT

-

3

FL (3)

1

1911

AUG

-

1

FL (1), AL (1)

2

1911

AUG

-

2

GA (2), SC (2)

3

1912

SEP

-

1

AL (1)

5

1912

OCT

-

1

TX (1)

1

1913

JUN

-

1

TX (1)

2

1913

SEP

-

1

NC (1)

2

1915

AUG

-

4

TX (4)

4

1915

SEP

-

1

FL (1)

5

1915

SEP

-

4

LA (4)

1

1916

JUL

-

3

MS (3), AL (3)

2

1916

JUL

-

1

MA (1)

3

1916

JUL

-

1

SC (1)

4

1916

AUG

-

3

TX (3)

13

1916

OCT

-

2

AL (2), FL (2)

14

1916

NOV

-

1

FL (1)

3

1917

SEP

-

3

FL (3)

1

1918

AUG

-

3

LA (3)

2

1919

SEP

-

4

FL (4), TX (4)

2

1920

SEP

-

2

LA (2)

3

1920

SEP

-

1

NC (1)

1

1921

JUN

-

2

TX (2)

6

1921

OCT

-

3

FL (3)

3

1923

OCT

-

1

LA (1)

4

1924

SEP

-

1

FL (1)

7

1924

OCT

-

1

FL (1)

2

1925

NOV

-

1

FL (1)

1

1926

JUL

-

2

FL (2)

3

1926

AUG

-

3

LA (3)

6

1926

SEP

-

4

FL (4), AL (3)

1

1928

AUG

-

2

FL (2)

4

1928

SEP

-

4

FL (4), GA (1), SC (1)

1

1929

JUN

-

1

TX (1)

2

1929

SEP

-

3

FL (3)

2

1932

SEP

-

4

TX (4)

3

1932

AUG

-

1

AL (1)

5

1933

JUL/AUG

-

2

FL (1), TX (2)

8

1933

AUG

-

2

NC (2), VA (2)

11

1933

SEP

-

3

TX (3)

12

1933

SEP

-

3

FL (3)

13

1933

SEP

-

3

NC (3)

2

1934

JUN

-

3

LA (3)

3

1934

JUL

-

2

TX (2)

2

1935

SEP

-

5

FL (5)

6

1935

NOV

-

2

FL (2)

3

1936

JUN

-

1

TX (1)

5

1936

JUL

-

3

FL (3)

13

1936

SEP

-

2

NC (2)

2

1938

AUG

-

1

LA (1)

4

1938

SEP

-

3*

NY (3*), CT (3*), RI (3*), MA (3*)

2

1939

AUG

-

1

FL (1)

2

1940

AUG

-

2

TX (2), LA (2)

3

1940

AUG

-

2

GA (2), SC (2)

2

1941

SEP

-

3

TX (3)

5

1941

OCT

-

2

FL (2)

1

1942

AUG

-

1

TX (1)

2

1942

AUG

-

3

TX (3)

1

1943

JUL

-

2

TX (2)

3

1944

AUG

-

1

NC (1)

7

1944

SEP

-

3*

NC (3*), VA (3*), NY (3*)
CT (3*), RI (3*), MA (2*)

11

1944

OCT

-

3

FL (3)

1

1945

JUN

-

1

FL (1)

5

1945

AUG

-

2

TX (2)

9

1945

SEP

-

3

FL (3)

5

1946

OCT

-

1

FL (1)

3

1947

AUG

-

1

TX (1)

4

1947

SEP

-

4

FL (4), LA (3), MS (3)

8

1947

OCT

-

2

FL (1), GA (2), SC (2)

5

1948

SEP

-

1

LA (1)

7

1948

SEP

-

3

FL (3)

8

1948

OCT

-

2

FL (2)

1

1949

AUG

-

1

NC (1)

2

1949

AUG

-

3

FL (3)

10

1949

OCT

-

2

TX (2)

2

1950

AUG

Baker

1

AL (1)

5

1950

SEP

Easy

3

FL (3)

11

1950

OCT

King

3

FL (3)

2

1952

AUG

Able

1

SC (1)

2

1953

AUG

Barbara

1

NC (1)

4

1953

SEP

Carol

1*

ME (1*)

8

1953

SEP

Florence

1

FL (1)

3

1954

AUG

Carol

3*

NC (2), NY (3*), CT (3*), RI (3*)

5

1954

SEP

Edna

3*

MA (3*), ME (1*)

9

1954

OCT

Hazel

4*

SC (4*), NC (4*), MD (2*)

2

1955

AUG

Connie

3

NC (3), VA (1)

3

1955

AUG

Diane

1

NC (1)

9

1955

SEP

Ione

3

NC (3)

7

1956

SEP

Flossy

2

LA (2), FL (1)

2

1957

JUN

Audrey

4

TX (4), LA (4)

4

1959

JUL

Cindy

1

SC (1)

5

1959

JUL

Debra

1

TX (1)

8

1959

SEP

Gracie

3

SC (3)

5

1960

SEP

Donna

4

FL (4), NC (3*), NY (3*), CT (2*),
RI (2*), MA (1*), NH (1*), ME (1*)

6

1960

SEP

Ethel

1

MS (1)

3

1961

SEP

Carla

4

TX (4)

4

1963

SEP

Cindy

1

TX (1)

5

1964

AUG

Cleo

2

FL (2)

6

1964

SEP

Dora

2

FL (2)

10

1964

OCT

Hilda

3

LA (3)

11

1964

OCT

Isbell

2

FL (2)

3

1965

SEP

Betsy

3

FL (3), LA (3)

1

1966

JUN

Alma

2

FL (2)

9

1966

OCT

Inez

1

FL (1)

2

1967

SEP

Beulah

3

TX (3)

8

1968

OCT

Gladys

2

FL (2)

3

1969

AUG

Camille

5

LA (5), MS (5)

7

1969

SEP

Gerda

1

ME (1*)

3

1970

AUG

Celia

3

TX (3)

6

1971

SEP

Edith

2

LA (2)

7

1971

SEP

Fern

1

TX (1)

8

1971

SEP

Ginger

1

NC (1)

2

1972

JUN

Agnes

1

FL (1), NY (1), CT (1)

6

1974

SEP

Carmen

3

LA (3)

5

1975

SEP

Eloise

3

FL (3)

3

1976

AUG

Belle

1

NY (1)

2

1977

SEP

Babe

1

LA (2)

2

1979

JUL

Bob

1

LA (1)

4

1979

SEP

David

2

FL (2), GA (2), SC (2)

6

1979

SEP

Frederic

3

AL (3), MS (3)

1

1980

AUG

Allen

3

TX (3)

1

1983

AUG

Alicia

3

TX (3)

5

1984

SEP

Diana

3

NC (3)

2

1985

JUL

Bob

1

SC (1)

4

1985

AUG

Danny

1

LA (1)

5

1985

SEP

Elena

3

AL (3), MS (3)

7

1985

SEP

Gloria

3

NC (3), NY (3*), CT (2*),
NH (2*), ME (1*)

10

1985

OCT

Juan

1

LA (1)

11

1985

NOV

Kate

2

FL (2)

2

1986

JUN

Bonnie

1

TX (1)

3

1986

AUG

Charley

1

NC (1), VA (1)

7

1987

OCT

Floyd

1

FL (1)

6

1988

SEP

Florence

1

LA (1)

3

1989

AUG

Chantal

1

TX (1)

8

1989

SEP

Hugo

4

SC (4)

10

1989

OCT

Jerry

1

TX (1)

2

1991

AUG

Bob

2

RI (2), MA (2), NY (2), CT (2)

2

1992

AUG

Andrew

5

FL (5), LA (3)

5

1993

AUG

Emily

3

NC (3)

5

1995

AUG

Erin

2

FL (2)

15

1995

OCT

Opal

3

FL (3)

2

1996

JUL

Bertha

2

NC (2)

6

1996

SEP

Fran

3

NC (3)

4

1997

JUL

Danny

1

LA (1), AL (1)

2

1998

AUG

Bonnie

2

NC (2)

5

1998

SEP

Earl

1

FL (1)

7

1998

SEP

Georges

2

FL (2), MS (2)

2

1999

AUG

Bret

3

TX (3)

6

1999

SEP

Floyd

2

NC (2)

9

1999

OCT

Irene

1

FL (1)

12

2002

OCT

Lili

1

LA (1)