La. 1917. Figure E-2 shows landfalling hurricanes in the conti-nental U.S. for the period 1950-2004. Amazing map shows the past 170 YEARS of hurricanes to hit Earth - and how the Northwestern Atlantic has been ravaged by some of the world's most vicious cyclones Figure E-1 highlights some of these hurricanes and storms with paths similar to those of Hurricane Charley; these hurricanes are described below. 5. 6. Frequency of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in Southwest Florida F Notable hurricanes for the decade of 1920-1929: 1921 - Tampa Bay hurricane 1926 - Miami/Mississippi/Alabama hurricane, Louisiana hurricane 1928 - Lake Okeechobee hurricane, Puerto Rico hurricane 1929 - southeast/northwest Florida hurricane 3. Topi Tjukanov has used publicly available data from NOAA to create a map of hurricane activity in the United States in the last 100 years. 1919 -- Hurricane strikes Cuba, the Florida Keys and Texas The storm arrived at Corpus Christi, Texas, on Sept. 14 with a surge of up to 12 feet. 1919. Sarasota. La. It killed one person and caused $1.45 million in damage. The hurricane lost intensity as it passed over northern New England, but by the time the storm reached Canada around 11 p.m. it was still powerful enough to cause widespread damage. No hurricanes made U.S. landfall before June and … September is the most common month for hurricanes making landfall in the U.S., followed by August and October, according to an analysis of 1851 to 2015 data by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fla. 2. ... 1920. 2011) suggest that, based on careful examination of the Atlantic tropical storm database and on estimates of how many storms were likely missed in the past, it is likely that the increase in Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane frequency in HURDAT since the late-1800s is primarily due to improved monitoring. Its complete story is told in Erik Larson’s 1999 best-selling book Isaac’s Storm , which I highly recommend. The Saffir-Simpson Scale was not invented until 1971; however, reliable records on hurricane wind speeds and storm surges have been kept since the 1920s. According to such data, there have been 31 category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic since 1928. Named Storms = Tropical Storms, Hurricanes and Subtropical Storms Hurricanes = Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 1 to 5 Major Hurricanes = Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 3, 4, or 5. Villarini et al. The death toll was estimated at 600 to 900 people. The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November, but occasionally storms form outside those months. 1918. Six-foot waves and 90 mph winds hit Grand Isle. Sept. 21-22, 1920: A hurricane struck eastern Louisiana. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the deadliest natural disaster to ever strike the United States, killing at least 8,000 and perhaps as many as 12,000 people. Original Data is from The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes 1900-2000 [Revised and expanded 2018]Revised and expanded 2018] Florida has withstood more direct hurricane strikes than any other state, and is often grazed by storms that end up making landfall elsewhere.