Hurricane Guide
Strongest recorded hurricanes
The Most Intense Hurricanes In The United States 1900-Present
The most intense mainland United States hurricanes ranked by pressure, 1851-2006
RANK HURRICANE YEAR CATEGORY MINIMUM PRESSURE (mb)MINIMUM PRESSURE (in.)
1
FL (Keys)
1935
5
892
26.35
2
CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA)
1969
5
909
26.84
3
KATRINA (SE LA, MS)
2005
3
920
27.17
4
ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA)
1992
5
922
27.23
5
TX (Indianola)
1886
4
925
27.31
6
FL (Keys)/S TX
1919
4
927
27.37
7
FL (Lake Okeechobee)
1928
4
929
27.43
8
DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)
1960
4
930
27.46
9
LA (New Orleans)
1915
4
931
27.49
9
CARLA (N & Central TX)
1961
4
931
27.49
11
LA (Last Island)
1856
4
934
27.58
11
HUGO (SC)
1989
4
934
27.58
13
FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola
1926
4
935
27.61
14
TX (Galveston)
1900
4
936
27.64
15
RITA (SW LA/N TX)
2005
3
937
27.67
16
GA/FL (Brunswick)
1898
4
938
27.70
16
HAZEL (SC/NC)
1954
4
938
27.70
18
SE FL/SE LA/MS
1947
4
940
27.76
19
N TX
1932
4
941
27.79
19
CHARLEY (SW FL)
2004
4
941
27.79
21
GLORIA (Eastern U.S.)
1985
3
942
27.82
21
OPAL (NW FL/AL)
1995
3
942
27.82
23
FL (Central)
1888
3
945
27.91
23
E NC
1899
3
945
27.91
23
AUDREY (SW LA/N TX)
1957
4
945
27.91
23
TX (Galveston)
1915
4
945
27.91
23
CELIA (S TX)
1970
3
945
27.91
23
ALLEN (S TX)
1980
3
945
27.91
29
New England
1938
3
946
27.94
29
FREDERIC (AL/MS)
1979
3
946
27.94
29
IVAN (AL, NW FL)
2004
3
946
27.94
29
DENNIS (NW FL)
2005
3
946
27.94
33
NE U.S.
1944
3
947
27.97
33
SC/NC
1906
3
947
27.97
35
LA (Chenier Caminanda)
1893
4
948
27.99
35
BETSY (SE FL/SE LA)
1965
3
948
27.99
35
SE FL/NW FL
1929
3
948
27.99
35
SE FL
1933
3
948
27.99
35
S TX
1916
3
948
27.99
35
MS/AL
1916
3
948
27.99
41
NW FL
1882
3
949
28.02
41
DIANA (NC)
1984
3
949
28.02
41
S TX
1933
3
949
28.02
44
GA/SC
1854
3
950
28.05
44
LA/MS
1855
3
950
28.05
44
LA/MS/AL
1860
3
950
28.05
44
LA
1879
3
950
28.05
44
BEULAH (S TX)
1967
3
950
28.05
44
HILDA (Central LA)
1964
3
950
28.05
44
GRACIE (SC)
1959
3
950
28.05
44
TX (Central)
1942
3
950
28.05
44
JEANNE (FL)
2004
3
950
28.05
44
WILMA (S FL)
2005
3
950
28.05
54
SE FL
1945
3
951
28.08
54
BRET (S TX)
1999
3
951
28.08
56
LA (Grand Isle)
1909
3
952
28.11
56
FL (Tampa Bay)
1921
3
952
28.11
56
CARMEN (Central LA)
1974
3
952
28.11
59
SC/NC
1885
3
953
28.14
59
S FL
1906
3
953
28.14
61
GA/SC
1893
3
954
28.17
61
EDNA (New England)
1954
3
954
28.17
61
SE FL
1949
3
954
28.17
61
FRAN (NC)
1996
3
954
28.17
65
Central FL
1871
3
955
28.20
65
LA/TX
1886
3
955
28.20
65
SC/NC
1893
3
955
28.20
65
NW FL
1894
3
955
28.20
65
ELOISE (NW FL)
1975
3
955
28.20
65
KING (SE FL)
1950
3
955
28.20
65
Central LA
1926
3
955
28.20
65
SW LA
1918
3
955
28.20
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