List of Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes
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Within the North Atlantic Ocean, a Category 2 hurricane is a tropical cyclone that has 1-minute sustained wind speeds of between 83–95 knots (96–109 mph; 154–176 km/h; 43–49 m/s).[1] Since records began in 1851, a total of 246 tropical cyclones have peaked at this intensity.[2]
Background
Since HURDAT began in 1851, Atlantic hurricanes have been tracked. In 1971, the Saffir–Simpson scale was devised by two meteorologists. Category 2 was designed as the fourth-highest category on the scale.[2]
Systems
1850s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Five | October 6 – 11, 1852 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, Mexico, Southeastern United States | Extensive | Unknown | [3][4] |
| Eight | October 19 – 22, 1853 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Florida, Georgia | Significant | Unknown | [4][5] |
| Four | September 16 – 20, 1854 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Texas | $20,000 | 4 | [6][7] |
| One | August 6, 1855 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Mexico | Unknown | Unknown | [8] |
| Two | August 10 – 11, 1855 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [9] |
| Two | September 6 – 17, 1857 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | United States East Coast | Unknown | >424 | [10][11] |
| Four | September 24 – 30, 1857 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, Mexico, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | [12] |
| Three | September 14 – 17, 1858 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Florida, Northeastern United States | Minor | Unknown | [13][14] |
| Six | October 21 – 26, 1858 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Bahamas, Bermuda | Unknown | Unknown | [15] |
| One | July 1, 1859 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Mexico | Unknown | Unknown | [16] |
| Two | August 17 – 19, 1859 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [17] |
1860s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Two | August 24 – 26, 1860 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [18] |
| Four | September 11 – 16, 1860 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | United States Gulf Coast | >$1 million | Unknown | [19][20] |
| Six | September 30 – October 3, 1860 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Louisiana, Mississippi | Severe | >13 | [20][21] |
| Seven | October 20 – 24, 1860 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [22] |
| One | July 6 – 12, 1861 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Lesser Antilies | Unknown | Unknown | [23] |
| Three | August 25 – 30, 1861 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [24] |
| Two | August 18 – 21, 1862 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [25] |
| Three | September 12 – 20, 1862 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [26] |
| One | August 8 – 9, 1863 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [27] |
| Two | August 18 – 19, 1863 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [28] |
| Three | August 19 – 23, 1863 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | United States East Coast, Nova Scotia | Unknown | 80 | [11][29] |
| Four | August 27 – 28, 1863 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | North Carolina | Unknown | Unknown | [30] |
| Four | September 6 – 14, 1865 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, United States Gulf Coast | Severe | >325 | [20][31][32] |
| Seven | October 18 – 25, 1865 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, Florida | $300,000 | 1 | [32][33] |
| One | July 11 – 16, 1866 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Louisiana, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | [34] |
| Two | August 13 – 18, 1866 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Mexico | Unknown | Unknown | [35] |
| Four | September 22 – 24, 1866 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Newfoundland | Unknown | 8 | [36][37] |
| Two | July 28 – August 3, 1867 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | United States East Coast | Unknown | 2 | [11][38] |
| Three | August 2, 1867 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean | Unknown | Unknown | [39] |
| Six | September 29 – October 1, 1867 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [40] |
| Seven | October 2 – 9, 1867 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Mexico, Texas, South Eastern United States | >$1 million | Many | [7][11][41] |
| One | September 3 – 7, 1868 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | 2 | [42][43] |
| Three | October 5 – 7, 1868 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [44] |
| Four | October 15 – 17, 1868 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [45] |
| One | August 12, 1869 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [46] |
| Two | August 16 – 17, 1869 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Texas | Severe | Unknown | [7][47] |
| Seven | September 11 – 18, 1869 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | None | None | None | [48] |
| Ten | October 4 – 5, 1869 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Northeastern United States, New Brunswick | Severe | 37 | [49] |
1870s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Two | August 30 – September 4, 1870 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Nova Scotia | Unknown | Unknown | [50] |
| Nine | October 19 – 22, 1870 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Cuba, South Eastern United States | Severe | >52 | [11][51] |
| Ten | October 23, 1870 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Hispanlola | Unknown | Unknown | [52] |
| Five | August 30 – September 2, 1871 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Atlantic Canada | Unknown | Unknown | [53] |
| Two | August 20 – September 1, 1872 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Atlantic Canada | Unknown | Unknown | [54] |
| Seven | October 31 – November 4, 1874 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Greater Antilles, Bahamas | Extensive | Unknown | [55][56] |
| Five | October 7 – 10, 1875 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [57] |
| Four | September 29 – October 5, 1876 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | Unknown | Unknown | [58] |
| Four | August 25 – 30, 1878 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | The Bahamas | Unknown | Unknown | [59] |
| Five | September 1 – 13, 1878 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | The Caribbean, Eastern United States | Significant | 9 | [60][61] |
| Six | September 12 – 18, 1878 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [62] |
| Eleven | October 18–21, 1878 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas, United States East Coast | 2 million | 72 | [2][63][64][65] |
| Two | August 19–24, 1879 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Texas, Louisiana | None | Unknown | [2][66] |
| Eight | November 18 – 20, 1879 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Canada | Unknown | Unknown | [67] |
1880s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Four | August 24 – September 1, 1880 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Florida, Mississippi | 68 | Unknown | [2][68] |
| Five | August 21–29, 1881 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Georgia, Mississippi | 700 | Severe | [2][68][63] |
| Six | September 7–11, 1881 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | United States East Coast | 0 | Unknown | [2][69] |
| Four | October 7–17, 1884 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | Unknown | [2][70][71] |
| Two | August 21–27, 1885 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 953 hPa (28.14 inHg) | Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland | 25 | $1.8 million | [2][69][65][63] |
| One | June 13–15, 1886 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 997 hPa (29.44 inHg) | Texas, Louisiana | Unknown | Unknown | [2][72][73][74] |
| Two | June 17–24, 1886 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Florida, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic states | 0 | Severe | [2][68][75][72] |
| Three | June 27 – July 4, 1886 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 999 hPa (29.50 inHg) | Florida, North Carolina, Maryland | 18 | Unknown | [2][76][72] |
| Eight | September 16–24, 1886 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Cuba, Texas | 0 | Unknown | [2][77][78][72] |
| Nine | September 22–30, 1886 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | None | None | None | [2][72] |
| Four | July 20–28, 1887 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, Georgia, Alabama | 0 | Extensive | [2][79][72] |
| Eight | September 1 – 4, 1887 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | United Kingdom | None | None | [2][72] |
| Nine | September 11–22, 1887 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Texas, Extreme Northeastern Mexico | 14 | Unknown | [2][80][78] |
| Fifteen | October 15–19, 1887 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | None | None | None | [2] |
| Seven | October 8–12, 1888 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | United States East Coast | 0 | Unknown | [2][81] |
| Nine | November 17–25, 1888 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | None | None | None | [2] |
| Four | September 1–12, 1889 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Puerto Rico, Virginia | 40 | Minimal | [2][72] |
| Six | September 12–25, 1889 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Florida | 0 | Minor | [2][72] |
1890s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Four | September 2–8, 1891 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | New England, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 0 | Minor | [2][82] |
| Five | September 16–26, 1891 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Bermuda | 0 | Minimal | [2][82] |
| Six | September 29 – October 5, 1891 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 0 | None | [2] |
| Three | September 3–17, 1892 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | None | 0 | None | [2][83] |
| Five | September 12–23, 1892 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Azores | 0 | Minor | [2][83] |
| Seven | October 5–16, 1892 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico | 0 | Unknown | [2][83] |
| Two | July 4–7, 1893 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Nicaragua, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Tabasco | Many | Unknown | [2][84][85][86] |
| Five | August 15–19, 1893 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Sable Island, Newfoundland | 0 | Minor | [2][84] |
| Seven | August 20–29, 1893 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Azores | 5 | Unknown | [2][87] |
| Eight | September 4–9, 1893 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Alabama | 0 | Unknown | [2][84] |
| Seven | October 21–29, 1894 | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2] | |
| Two | August 22–30, 1895 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Texas | 0 | Minimal | [2][88] |
| Five | October 12–26, 1895 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas | Unknown | Unknown | [2][88][89] |
| One | July 4–9, 1896 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Cuba (questioned), United States East Coast, Canada, Greenland | 1 | $100 thousand | [2][90][91][92][93] |
| Three | September 18–28, 1896 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Cuba, North Carolina | 0 | Minimal | [2][90] |
| Five | October 7–13, 1896 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New England | 4 | $500 thousand | [2][90][94][95][96] |
| Six | October 26 – November 9, 1896 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | None | 0 | None | [2][77] |
| One | August 31 – September 9, 1897 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | None | 45 | None | [2][97][98] |
| Four | September 5–19, 1898 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands | 383 | $2.5 million | [2][99] |
| Two | July 28 – August 2, 1899 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Florida, Alabama | 7 | >$1 million | [2][100][101] |
| Four | August 29 – September 5, 1899 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Unknown | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Bermuda | 0 | Unknown | [2][102] |
| Nine | October 26–31, 1899 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, North Carolina | 1+ | $200 thousand | .[2][103][104] |
1900s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Three | September 8 – 23, 1900 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [105] |
| Seven | August 29 – September 10, 1901 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Cape Verde | Unknown | Unknown | [106][107] |
| Three | September 16 – 22, 1902 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [108] |
| Four | October 3 – 11, 1902 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Mexico, Southeastern United States | Unknown | Unknown | [109][110] |
| Four | September 12 – 17, 1903 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | United States East Coast | $9 million | 57 | [111][112] |
| Six | September 26 – 30, 1903 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | Bermuda | Severe | 2 | [113][114] |
| Seven | October 1 – 9, 1903 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [115] |
| Two | June 14–23, 1906 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | Cuba, Florida | 0 | Minor | [2][116] |
| One | March 6–9, 1908 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | <984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | Leeward Islands | Unknown | 1 | [2][117][118] |
| Eight | September 21 – October 7, 1908 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | The Caribbean, The Bahamas | Unknown | Unknown | [119][120] |
| Nine | October 14 – 19, 1908 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | Nicaragua | Unknown | 2 | [121][122] |
| Two | June 25 – 30, 1909 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Texas, Mexico | $1.3 million | None | [77][123] |
| Twelve | November 8 – 14, 1909 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Unknown | Greater Antilles | $10 million | 198 | [124][125] |
1910s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Three | September 5 – 15, 1910 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Not Specified | Puerto Rico, Texas, Louisiana | Unknown | Unknown | [126][127] |
| Four | September 24 – 27, 1910 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [128] |
| Three | August 23 – 30, 1911 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Georgia, South Carolina | $27.4 million | 17 | [129][130] |
| Four | September 3 – 12, 1911 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | Colombia, Nicaragua | $2 million | 10 | [131][132] |
| Six | October 11 – 18, 1912 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | Yucatán Peninsula, Texas | $28,000 | 42 | [133][134] |
| Four | August 31 – September 6, 1915 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | Cuba, Eastern United States | >$100,000 | 25 | [135][136][137] |
| Three | July 10 – 22, 1916 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Massachusetts, Nova Scotia | Unknown | Unknown | [138][139] |
| Seven | August 21 – 26, 1916 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Not Specified | Greater Antiles, Florida | $1 million | 1 | [140][141] |
| Fourteen | October 9 – 19, 1916 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, Alabama | $100,000 | 69 | [142][143] |
| Two | August 22 – 26, 1918 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Honduras, Belize | Minor | None | [77][144] |
| Five | September 2 – 6, 1918 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Not Specified | Bermuda | Minor | 21 | [145][146] |
| Three | September 2 – 5, 1919 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [147] |
| One | September 7 – 14, 1920 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [148] |
| Two | September 16 – 23, 1920 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Central America, Louisiana, Arkansas | $1.45 million | 1 | [20][149] |
1920s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Four | October 11–22, 1922 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | Colombia, Yucatán Peninsula, Tabasco | 0 | Unknown | [2][150][151] |
| Two | September 1–9, 1923 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 989 hPa (29.21 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][77] |
| Four | August 26 – September 3, 1924 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Anguilla, Saint Thomas, Leeward Islands | 89 | Heavy | [2][152][153][154] |
| Five | September 10–14, 1926 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][155] |
| Eight | September 21 – October 1, 1926 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | Azores | 0 | Minor | [2][155] |
| Four | September 23–28, 1927 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][77] |
| One | August 3–10, 1928 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina | 2 | $235 thousand | [2][77][156][157] |
1930s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Seven | September 8–16, 1931 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) | Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Veracruz | 2 | Moderate | [2][77][158][159] |
| Fifteen | November 3–10, 1932 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Azores | 0 | Unknown | [2][160] |
| Two | June 24 – July 8, 1933 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Trinidad, Venezuela, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Tamaulipas | 35 | $7.5 million | [2][161][162] |
| Thirteen | September 10–15, 1933 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Guatemala, Belize, Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula, Tampico | 67 | Millions | [2][163][164] |
| One | June 4–18, 1934 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 966 hPa (28.53 inHg) | Belize, Guatemala, Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee | >1,000 | $4.4 million | .[2][165][166][167] |
| Seven | September 3–7, 1934 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | United States East Coast | 8 | $10 thousand | [2][165][168][169] |
| Ten | October 1–4, 1934 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][165] |
| Seven | October 30 – November 8, 1935 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | The Bahamas, Florida | 19 | $5.5 million | [2][170][171] |
| Five | July 27 – August 1, 1936 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Bahamas, Florida, Alabama | 4 | $200 thousand | [2][172] |
| Ten | August 25 – September 5, 1936 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][173] |
| Fifteen | September 18–25, 1936 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Nova Scotia | 0 | None | [2][174] |
| Four | September 9–14, 1937 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Nova Scotia, Canada | 0 | $1.5 million | [2][77][175] |
| Eight | September 20–26, 1937 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][77][176] |
1940s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Two | August 3–10, 1940 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas | 7 | $10.75 million | [2][177][178] |
| Three | August 5–14, 1940 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | South Carolina, Mid-Atlantic states | 52 | $13 million | [2][179][77][180] |
| Four | August 26 – September 2, 1940 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | North Carolina, New England, Nova Scotia, Quebec | 7 | $4.05 million | [2][77][181] |
| Five | September 7–17, 1940 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 3 | $1.49 million | [2][77][182] |
| Seven | September 22–28, 1940 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Azores | 0 | None | [2][183] |
| Four | August 25 – September 3, 1942 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Unknown | None | 0 | None | [2][77] |
| Eleven | November 5–11, 1942 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Cuba, Belize, Mexico | 9 | $9 million | [2][77][184] |
| One | July 25–30, 1943 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Texas, Louisiana | 19 | $17 million | [2][185][186][187] |
| Six | September 15–20, 1943 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | United States Gulf Coast | 0 | $419 thousand | [2][186] |
| Nine | October 11–17, 1943 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | Unknown | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda | 0 | $300 thousand | [2][186][77][188] |
| Nine | September 21–26, 1944 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | Unknown | None | 0 | None | [2][77] |
| One | June 20–27, 1945 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | United States East Coast | 1 | $750 thousand | [2][189][190][191] |
| Eleven | October 10–13, 1945 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | Greater Antilles, Bahamas | 5 | $2 million | [2][192][77] |
| Four | September 12–15, 1946 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Bahamas, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 0 | None | [2][77][193] |
| Six | October 5–9, 1946 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Cuba, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina | 5 | $5.2 million | [2][77][194][195] |
| Charlie | August 9–16, 1947 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas | 48 | Unknown | [2][196][197] |
| King | October 8–16, 1947 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Honduras, Florida, Alabama | 1 | $3.26 million | [2][198][199] |
| One | August 21–25, 1949 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | North Carolina | 2 | $50 thousand | [2][200][201] |
| Eleven | September 27 – October 6, 1949 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Guatemala, Campeche, Texas | 2 | $6.7 million | [2][78][202] |
1950s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Baker | August 18 – September 1, 1950 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, United States Gulf Coast | 38 | $2.5 million | [2][203][204] |
| Charlie | August 21 – September 5, 1950 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][204] |
| George | September 27 – October 5, 1950 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Iceland | 0 | None | [2][204][205][206] |
| Item | October 8–11, 1950 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Western Mexico | 0 | $1.5 million | [2][204][207][208] |
| How | September 29 – October 5, 1951 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Florida, Iceland | 17 | $2 million | [2][209][210] |
| Able | August 18 – September 3, 1952 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland | 3 | $21.7 million | [2][211][212] |
| Baker | August 31 – September 8, 1952 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][211][213] |
| Easy | October 6–11, 1952 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][211] |
| Alice | June 24–27, 1954 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Mexico | 56 | $2 million | [2][214][215] |
| Thirteen | September 25 – October 6, 1954 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][216] |
| Diane | August 7–20, 1955 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New England | 184 | $754.7 million | [2][217][218] |
| Edith | August 21–31, 1955 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][219][220] |
| Flora | September 2–9, 1955 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [221] |
| Katie | October 14–19, 1955 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 984 hPa (29.06 inHg) | Central America, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas, Dominica | 7 | $200 thousand | [2][222][223] |
| Greta | October 31 – November 6, 1956 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, Guadeloupe | 1 | $3.58 million | [2][224] |
| Ella | August 30 – September 6, 1958 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Louisiana, Texas | 37 | >$100 thousand | [2][225][226] |
| Ilsa | September 24–30, 1958 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Bermuda | 0 | None | [2][225][227][228] |
| Janice | October 4–11, 1958 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas | 9 | $200 thousand | [2][225][229] |
1960s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Anna | July 20–24, 1961 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | Windward Islands, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, Jamaica | 1 | $300 thousand | [2][230][231][232] |
| Daisy | September 29 – October 7, 1962 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Bermuda, New England, Atlantic Canada | 32 | $1.1 million | [2][233][234] |
| Ella | October 14–22, 1962 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cuba, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | 2 | Unknown | [2][235][236][237] |
| Edith | September 23–29, 1963 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas | 10 | $46.6 million | [2][238][239][240] |
| Ginny | October 17–29, 1963 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, United States East Coast, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 5 | $500 thousand | [2][241][242][243] |
| Ethel | September 4–14, 1964 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | Bermuda | 0 | Minimal | [2][244][245] |
| Anna | August 21–25, 1965 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][246] |
| Elena | October 12–19, 1965 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [246] |
| Chloe | September 5–21, 1967 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cape Verde, Spain, France | 14 | Unknown | [2][247] |
| Kara | October 7–18, 1969 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | North Carolina | 0 | None | [2][248] |
| Laurie | October 17–27, 1969 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Mexico | 0 | Minor | [2][248][249] |
1970s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Eighteen | October 12–17, 1970 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland | 0 | Unknown | [2][250][251][252] |
| Ginger | September 6 – October 3, 1971 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Bahamas, North Carolina | 1 | $10 million | [2][253][254][255] |
| Betty | August 22 – September 1, 1972 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][256] |
| Fifi | September 14–22, 1974 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexico, Central America | 8,210 | $1.8 billion | [2][257][258][259][260] |
| Doris | August 28 – September 4, 1975 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][261] |
| Faye | September 18–29, 1975 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Bermuda | 0 | Minimal | [2][261][262] |
| Emmy | August 20 – September 4, 1976 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Azores | 68 | Minimal | [2][263] |
| Gloria | September 26 – October 4, 1976 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][264] |
| Flossie | September 4–15, 1978 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][265] |
| Gloria | September 4–15, 1979 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][266] |
1980s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Bonnie | August 14–19, 1980 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][267][268] |
| Ivan | October 4–11, 1980 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][269][270] |
| Jeanne | November 8–16, 1980 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | Florida, Gulf of Mexico, United States Gulf Coast | 0 | Minimal | [2][271] |
| Gert | September 7–15, 1981 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) | Puerto Rico | 0 | None | [2][272][273] |
| Josephine | October 7–18, 1984 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | United States East Coast | 1 | Minor | [2][274][275] |
| Earl | September 10–18, 1986 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | None | 0 | None | [2][276] |
| Dean | July 31 – August 9, 1989 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Bermuda, North Carolina, Newfoundland | 0 | $8.9 million | [2][277][278] |
| Erin | August 18–27, 1989 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Cape Verde | 0 | None | [2][279] |
1990s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Diana | August 4 – 9, 1990 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Central America | Extensive | 139 | [280] |
| Isidore | September 4 – 17, 1990 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | None | None | None | [280] |
| Grace | October 25 – 29, 1991 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | None | None | None | [281] |
| Bonnie | September 17 – 30, 1992 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Azores | Minimal | 1 | [282] |
| Charley | September 21 – 27, 1992 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Azores | None | None | [282] |
| Gert | September 14 – 21, 1993 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Central America | >$166 million | 76 | [283] |
| Florence | November 2 – 8, 1994 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | None | None | None | [284] |
| Erin | July 31 – August 6, 1995 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Florida, Mid-Atlantic States, New England | 13 | $700 million | [285] |
| Humberto | August 21 – September 1, 1995 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | None | None | None | [285] |
| Iris | August 22 – September 4, 1995 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Antigua, Montserrat, Barbuda | 5 | Unknown | [285][286] |
| Danielle | August 24 – September 3, 1998 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Puerto Rico, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada, United Kingdom | $50 million | None | [287][288] |
| Earl | August 31 – September 3, 1998 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Mexico, Florida | $79 million | 3 | [287] |
| Jeanne | September 21 – October 1, 1998 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | None | None | None | [287] |
| Karl | September 23 – 28, 1998 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | None | None | None | [287] |
| Dennis | August 24 – September 7, 1999 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | The Bahamas, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | $157 million | 4 | [289] |
| Irene | October 12 – 19, 1999 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cuba, Southeastern United States | $800 million | 18 | [289] |
| Jose | October 17 – 25, 1999 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico | <$5 million | 2 | [289] |
2000s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Michael | October 15 – 20, 2000 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Bermuda, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | Minimal | None | [290] |
| Humberto | September 21 – 27, 2001 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | None | None | None | [291] |
| Gustav | September 8 – 12, 2002 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey | $340,000 | 4 | [292][293] |
| Juan | September 24 – 29, 2003 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Canada | $200 million | 8 | [294] |
| Danielle | August 13 – 21, 2004 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Cape Verde | None | None | [295] |
| Irene | August 4 – 18, 2005 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | United States East Coast | None | 1 | [296] |
| Dolly | July 20 – 27, 2008 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Guatemala, Mexico, South Central United States | $1.6 billion | 26 | [297][298][299] |
| Ida | November 1 – 10, 2009 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Nicaragua, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Southeastern United States | $11.4 million | 4 | [300][301][302] |
2010s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Alex | June 25 – July 2, 2010 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 946 hPa (27.94 inHg) | Greater Antilles, Belize, Mexico, Texas | 1.52 billion | 52 | [303] |
| Paula | October 11 – 15, 2010 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 981 hPa (28.97 inHg) | Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico Cuba, Bahamas, Florida | Unknown | 1 | [303] |
| Richard | October 20 – 26, 2010 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico | $80 million | 2 | [303] |
| Tomas | October 29 – November 7, 2010 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 982 hPa (29.00 inHg) | Windward Islands, Leeward Antilles Greater Antilles, Lucayan Archipelago | $463 million | 51 | [303] |
| Ernesto | August 1 – 10, 2012 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Windward Islands, Jamaica, Central America, Mexico | 252 million | 12 | [304] |
| Gordon | August 15 – 20, 2012 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Azores | None | None | [305] |
| Kirk | August 28 – September 4, 2012 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | None | None | None | [306] |
| Arthur | July 1 – 5, 2014 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 973 hPa (28.73 inHg) | Bahamas, North Carolina, Nova Scotia | $28.6 million | 1 | [307] |
| Gert | August 12 – 17, 2017 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Bermuda, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada | Unknown | 2 | [308] |
| Katia | September 5 – 9, 2017 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Mexico | $3.26 million | 3 | [309] |
| Chris | July 6 – 12, 2018 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Bermuda, Iceland | Minimal | 1 | [310] |
| Helene | September 7 – 16, 2018 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores | Minimal | 3 | [311] |
| Oscar | October 26 – 31, 2018 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 966 hPa (28.53 inHg) | Faroe Islands | None | None | [312] |
| Jerry | September 17 – 24, 2019 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 976 hPa (28.82 inHg) | None | None | None | [313] |
2020s
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Deaths | Damage (USD) |
Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Paulette | September 7 – 22, 2020 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Bermuda | 2 | $50 million | [314] |
| Sally | September 11 – 17, 2020 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | The Bahamas, Cuba, United States Gulf Coast | 9 | $7.3 billion | [315] |
| Earl | September 2 – 10, 2022 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Puerto Rico, Bermuda | 2 | Minimal | [316] |
| Nigel | September 15 – 22, 2023 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Tammy | October 18 – 29, 2023 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Leeward Islands | None | $1.5 million | |
| Ernesto | August 12 – 20, 2024 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | 3 | $150 million | |
| Francine | September 9 – 12, 2024 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Eastern Mexico, United States Gulf Coast | None | $1.3 billion | |
| Isaac | September 25 – 30, 2024 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Leslie | October 2 – 12, 2024 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | None | None | None | |
Other systems
The 1842 Spain hurricane on October 26, reached a possible, but HURDAT-unverified, Category 2 intensity.[317]
In May 1863, Hurricane "Amanda" wreaked havoc in the Southeast United States. Its intensity was equivalent to Category 2.[318]
Michael Chenoweth
A climate researcher: Michael Chenoweth has suggested that the following systems were Category 2 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale:
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Unnamed | September 25 - 28, 1852 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | [319] |
| Unnamed | November 13 - 28, 1853 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | The Bahamas | Unknown | Unknown | [320] |
| Unnamed | October 13 - 27, 1854 | 105 mph (165 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Texas, Mexico | Unknown | Unknown | [321] |
| Eight | October 24 – 29, 1859 | 100 mph (155 km/h) | 989 hPa (29.21 inHg) | Mexico, Florida | Unknown | Unknown | [322] |
| Unnamed | September 24 - October 2, 1876 | 110 mph (175 km/h) | 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | The Caribbean | Unknown | Unknown | [323] |
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