This September 27 Hurricane Ian has made landfall in the state of Florida, currently being category 4 when registering sustained winds of 250 km/h and gusts that exceed 300 km/hr, which makes it a highly dangerous storm that could have devastating consequences.
Remember that the Hurricanes are classified, mainly, according to the intensity of the sustained winds that they register with respect to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. The scale of 1 to 5 estimates the potential damage to property.
That is why a hurricane of category greater than 3 is considered major, as is the case with Ian.
The United States is one of the countries that frequently suffers the ravages of a hurricane, either of medium or high intensity, and generally there are some states that usually suffer the attacks of these storms.
According to what was published by CNN, based on the records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Florida is by far the state that has received the most hurricanes, with a total of 123 from 1851.
With the impact of Hurricane Ian, Florida will rise to 124 in the count .
NOAA data includes hurricanes of all categories (d and 1 to 5) that have made direct landfall in the US or that have affected states without directly impacting.
In addition to Florida, there are other 12 states that accumulate 10 or more hurricanes since 1200. Then we leave you the complete list.
The US states where the largest number of hurricanes usually occur
1) Florida – 123
2) Texas – 123
3) Louisiana – 64
4) North Carolina – 60
5) South Carolina – 32
6) Alabama – 31
7) Georgia – 27
8) Mississippi – 22
9) New York – 16
10) Virginia – 13
11) Massachusetts – 13
13) Connecticut – 11
13) Rhode Island – 10
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*Live video from YouTube shows the impact of Hurricane Ian in different Florida cities hours after it makes landfall in the state