A number of hurricanes hold that distinction. Hurricane Andrew is one. Other notable example include Katrina and Ivan.
Hurricane Katrina hit the US in 2005.
There have been 3 Category 5 hurricanes since 1899 that have hit the U.S. at category 5 strength: the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille of 1969, and Hurricane Andrew of 1992.
Hurricane Emily hit the Caribbean and Mexico in July 2005 as a Category 5 hurricane.
Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017.
Hurricane Gustav hit Mississippi on the 21st of September
Hurricane Katrina hit the US in 2005.
The last hurricane to hit the US at least, was Paula which affected the Florida Keys.
Hurricane Irene has hit the US in 2011. We will be receiving another hurricane in 2014 which will be near the coast of CA.
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Hurricane Bill did not make landfall in the US in 2009, but it did bring high surf and rip currents to the East Coast. Hurricane Grace formed in 2009 but dissipated in the Atlantic Ocean before reaching the US.
There have been 3 Category 5 hurricanes since 1899 that have hit the U.S. at category 5 strength: the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille of 1969, and Hurricane Andrew of 1992.
Jose is another hurricane behind Irma. It most likely will not hit the US but will go out into the Atlantic.
Hurricane Carla hit Texas and other parts of the central United States. It also made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula.
The last hurricane to hit the U.S. at category 5 intensity was Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
yes it did it hit Florida and destroyed the motorway between Miami and Tampa
Florida because that is a penisula.
Oddly enough no hurricane made landfall in the U.S. in 2010. The closes we came was when Hurricane Earl sideswiped the Atlantic coast.