Within the North Atlantic Ocean, a Category 3 hurricane is a tropical cyclone, that has 1-minute sustained wind speeds of between 96–112 knots (110–129 mph; 178–207 km/h; 49–58 m/s). Since the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane database in 1851, 162 tropical cyclones peaked at Category 3 strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in the Atlantic basin, which covers the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. This list does not include hurricanes that intensified further to a Category 4 or 5, the latter being the highest ranking on the scale.
Collectively, Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes caused nearly $100 billion in damage. Most of the damage total was caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which left $68.7 billion in damage when it struck New Jersey as a post-tropical cyclone, and which was briefly a major hurricane near Cuba.
The known Category 3 hurricanes cumulatively killed 18,361 people, including 7,469 in the 2nd half of the 19th century, 7,541 in the 20th century, and 3,351 so far in the 21st century. Four hurricanes accounted for more than half of the recorded deaths. In 1870, a hurricane killed 1,200 people in Cuba. The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane left over 1,000 casualties when it struck the U.S. state of Georgia. In 1909, a hurricane killed about 4,000 people when it moved ashore northeast Mexico. More recently, Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 killed more than 3,000 people when it moved near Haiti.
Background
In 1972, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began ranking hurricanes according to wind speed with the Saffir–Simpson scale. A Category 3 has maximum sustained winds between 96 knots (110 mph; 178 km/h; 49 m/s) and 112 knots (129 mph; 207 km/h; 58 m/s). The NHC considers these winds to be sustained for a one-minute period at 10 metres (32.8 ft) above the ground. These winds are estimated using a blend of data from different sources, including observations from nearby ships, reconnaissance aircraft, automatic weather stations, and images from various satellites.
Landfalling storms of Category 3 intensity can cause significant structural damage. The winds are strong enough to knock down trees, blow out windows, destroy roofs, and cause lengthy power outages. Such storms pose a risk of injury or death to humans and animals in the storm path.
Systems
1850s through 1890s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| San Agapito | August 16 - 28, 1851 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, Florida | Unknown | Many | |
| One | August 19 - 30, 1852 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Southeastern United States | Unknown | 300 | |
| Four | September 8 - 10, 1853 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | |
| Three | September 2 - 12, 1854 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 938 hPa (27.70 inHg) | Southeastern United States | Unknown | ≥26 | |
| Five | September 15–16, 1855 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Louisiana, Mississippi | |||
| Five | August 30, 1856 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Bahamas, Cuba, Florida | 4 | ||
| Six | October 4 - 6, 1859 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 938 hPa (27.70 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas | At least 2 | ||
| San Narciso | October 29, 1867 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico | 811 | ||
| New England | September 8, 1869 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | New England | $50,000 | ||
| Unnamed | September 10–12, 1870 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| San Marcos | October 7, 1870 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Cuba, Florida Keys | 1,200 | ||
| Unnamed | August 15–17, 1871 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Bahamas, Florida | |||
| Santa Juana | August 21–2, 1871 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Florida | 27 | ||
| Nova Scotia | August 23–24, 1873 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Atlantic Canada | 600 | ||
| Central Florida | September 28–October 7, 1873 † | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Haiti, Cuba, Florida | 26 | ||
| Indianola | September 16, 1875 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Texas | 829 | ||
| San Felipe | September 13, 1876 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | <980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, East Coast of the United States | 21 | ||
| Unnamed | October 19, 1876 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cuba, Florida | |||
| Unnamed | October 3, 1877 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Curacao, East Coast of the United States | |||
| Unnamed | October 17–19, 1878 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 951 hPa (28.08 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Unnamed | August 18, 1879 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | East Coast of the United States | 46 | ||
| Unnamed | August 31–September 1, 1879 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Louisiana | 1 | ||
| Unnamed | September 9–10, 1882 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 949 hPa (28.02 inHg) | Bahamas, Cuba, Florida | $400,000 | . | |
| Unnamed | August 28–29, 1883 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | |||
| Unnamed | September 4–6, 1883 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Caribbean, Bahamas, North Carolina | 106 | ||
| Unnamed | September 7–8, 1884 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Unnamed | August 21–22, 1886 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | Caribbean, Bahamas | 4 | ||
| Unnamed | August 21–22, 1886 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Atlantic Canada | |||
| Unnamed | October 11–22, 1886 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Cuba, Louisiana, Texas | 150 | ||
| Unnamed | August 19–21, 1887 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Florida | |||
| Unnamed | August 22–26, 1887 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Cuba, Bahamas | |||
| Unnamed | August 16, 1888 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Southeastern United States | |||
| Unnamed | September 3–4, 1888 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 972 hPa (28.70 inHg) | Turks and Caicos, Cuba, Mexico | 921 | ||
| Unnamed | August 27–29, 1890 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Newfoundland | 10 | ||
| San Magín | August 18–19, 1891 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Martinique, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, Florida | 703 | $10 million | |
| San Roque | August 16–20, 1893 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Atlantic Canada | 4 | ||
| Midnight Storm | August 22–23, 1893 † | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | New York, New England | 34 | ||
| Sea Islands | August 23–28, 1893 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 954 hPa (28.17 inHg) | Bahamas, Southeastern United States | 1,000 | ||
| Unnamed | October 2–13, 1893 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Bahamas, Southeastern United States | 28 | ||
| Unnamed | September 6–8, 1894 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | No land areas | 1 | ||
| Unnamed | September 20–22, 1894 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Cuba, southeastern United States | 200 | $1 million | |
| Unnamed | October 6–9, 1894 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Southeastern United States, northeastern United States | |||
| San Ramón | September 5–9, 1896 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Caribbean, New England | |||
| Cedar Keys | September 27–29, 1896 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Southeastern United States | 202 | $9.6 million | |
| Unnamed | September 5–9, 1896 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Caribbean, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | 17 | ||
1900s through 1940s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Two | September 7 - 19, 1900 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | None | None | None | |
| Two | August 9 - 13, 1903 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Mexico | $10 million | 149 | |
| Unnamed | October 9 - 10, 1905 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 945 hPa (27.91 inHg) | Greater Antilles, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | Unknown | 5 | |
| Unnamed | September 25–27, 1906 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 953 hPa (28.14 inHg) | Gulf Coast of the United States | 134 | $19.2 million | |
| Unnamed | October 10–18, 1906 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 953 hPa (28.14 inHg) | Central America, Cuba, Florida | 240 | $4.1 million | |
| Unnamed | September 12–15, 1908 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | Caribbean, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas | 19 | ||
| Unnamed | July 13 21, 1909 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Cuba, Texas | $2 million | 41 | |
| Six | August 20 - 28, 1909 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | The Caribbean, Mexico | $50 million | 4,000 | [citation needed] |
| Nine | September 13 - 22, 1909 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Greater Antiles, Louisiana, Arkansas | $50 million | 400 | [citation needed] |
| Eleven | October 6 - 13, 1909 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | Cuba, Florida, The Bahamas | $1 million | 34 | [citation needed] |
| Seven | November 11 - 21, 1912 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Jamaica | $1.5 million | 100−200 | [citation needed] |
| Three | August 27 - September 11, 1915 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | Bermuda | 1 | [citation needed] | |
| Two | June 28 - July 10, 1916 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | United States Gulf Coast | >34 | ||
| Four | July 11 - 15, 1916 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Carolinas | 26 | [citation needed] | |
| Eleven | September 17 - 25, 1916 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | Bermuda | [citation needed] | ||
| Thirteen | October 6 - 13, 1916 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Lesser Antiles | [citation needed] | ||
| Three | August 30 - September 7, 1917 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Not Specified | Bermuda | [citation needed] | ||
| One | August 1 - August 7, 1918 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Louisiana | $5 million | 34 | |
| San Pedro | September 9–15, 1921 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Windward Islands, Greater Antilles | 80 | ||
| Unnamed | September 16–22, 1922 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Bermuda | |||
| Unnamed | September 29–30, 1923 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Bahamas, Newfoundland | |||
| Unnamed | August 22–24, 1924 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Puerto Rico, East Coast of the United States | 2 | ||
| Unnamed | August 2–6, 1926 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | 55 | ||
| Unnamed | August 25, 1926 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Louisiana | 25 | $6 million | |
| Unnamed | August 21–24, 1927 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada | 175 | $1.6 million | |
| Unnamed | August 25–27, 1930 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| Unnamed | October 5–6, 1933 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Jamaica, Cuba, Florida, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada | 10 | $1 million | |
| Unnamed | November 23–24, 1934 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| Unnamed | September 15–17, 1936 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | East Coast of the United States | 2 | $255,000 | |
| Unnamed | August 15–17, 1937 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 951 hPa (28.08 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Unnamed | August 25–26, 1938 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Mexico | |||
| Unnamed | September 23, 1941 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 942 hPa (27.82 inHg) | Central United States, Canada | 7 | $6 million | |
| Unnamed | October 5, 1941 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Bahamas, Southeastern United States | 10 | $675,000 | |
| Unnamed | August 29–30, 1942 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Mexico, Texas | 8 | $26.5 million | |
| Unnamed | September 3–5, 1943 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | ||||
| Unnamed | August 19–20, 1944 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Windward Islands, Jamaica, Mexico | 216 | ||
| Unnamed | August 26–27, 1945 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Texas | 3 | $20.1 million | |
| Love | October 19–20, 1947 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 961 hPa (28.38 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| Able | August 28–29, 1948 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada | $989,000 | ||
| Fox | October 5, 1948 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) | Cuba, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda | 11 | $12.5 million | |
| Unnamed | September 6–10, 1949 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | Bermuda, Newfoundland | |||
1950s through 1990s
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Able | August 17–20, 1950 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada | 11 | $1 million | |
| Easy | September 5, 1950 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cuba, Florida | 2 | $3.3 million | |
| Jig | October 15, 1950 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 987 hPa (29.15 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Fox | September 7–8, 1951 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Charlie | September 26–27, 1952 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) | Puerto Rico, Bermuda | 4 | $1 million | |
| Edna | September 17–18, 1953 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| Florence | September 25, 1953 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Gulf Coast of the United States | $200,000 | ||
| Carol | August 31, 1954 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada | $462 million | ||
| Edna | September 9–11, 1954 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 943 hPa (27.85 inHg) | New England, Atlantic Canada | 27 | $42.8 million | |
| Hilda | September 15–19, 1955 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Cuba, Mexico | 304 | $120 million | |
| Betsy | August 13–17, 1956 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas | $50 million | ||
| Audrey | June 27, 1957 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 946 hPa (27.94 inHg) | Gulf Coast of the United States, Canada | 431 | $150 million | |
| Hannah | September 30–October 2, 1959 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Azores | |||
| Ethel | September 14–15, 1960 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 974 hPa (28.76 inHg) | Gulf Coast of the United States | 1 | $1.06 million | |
| Arlene | August 9–10, 1963 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 969 hPa (28.61 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Bermuda | |||
| Beulah | August 24, 1963 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Isbell | October 14–15, 1964 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Cuba, East Coast of the United States | 7 | $30 million | |
| Alma | June 8–9, 1966 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Central America, Cuba, East Coast of the United States | 93 | $210 million | |
| Faith | August 28–29, 1966 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Atlantic Canada, Northern Europe | 5 | ||
| Debbie | August 18–23, 1969 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 951 hPa (28.08 inHg) | Atlantic Canada | |||
| Gerda | September 9, 1969 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 979 hPa (28.91 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada | $3.5 million | ||
| Inga | October 5, 1969 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | Bermuda | |||
| Ella | September 12, 1970 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Cuba, Florida, Texas | 1 | ||
| Ellen | September 22, 1973 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Becky | August 30–31, 1974 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Caroline | August 31, 1975 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | Turks and Caicos, Cuba, Mexico | 2 | ||
| Eloise | September 23, 1975 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Yucatán Peninsula, Gulf Coast of the United States, eastern United States | 80 | $550 million | |
| Belle | August 8–9, 1976 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | East Coast of the United States | $100 million | ||
| Frances | September 1, 1976 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 963 hPa (28.44 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Frances | September 9, 1980 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cape Verde | |||
| Floyd | September 7, 1981 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Bermuda | |||
| Irene | September 28–29, 1981 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | No land areas | |||
| Alicia | August 18, 1983 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Texas | 21 | $3 billion | |
| Elena | September 1-2, 1985 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 953 hPa (28.14 inHg) | Cuba, Mississippi | 9 | $1.3 billion | |
| Kate | November 20–21, 1985 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 954 hPa (28.17 inHg) | Cuba, Florida | 15 | $70 million | |
| Emily | September 22–23, 1987 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Bermuda, Bahamas | 3 | $80.3 million | |
| Gustav | August 31, 1990 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | No Land Areas | 0 | Minimal | |
| Bob | August 19, 1991 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Nova Scotia | 17 | $1.5 billion | |
| Emily | August 31-September 1, 1993 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | North Carolina | 3 | $35 million | |
| Marilyn | September 16–17, 1995 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 949 hPa (28.02 inHg) | United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Martinique, Guadeloupe | $2.5 billion | ||
| Roxanne | October 10–11, 1995 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Yucatán Peninsula, Veracruz, Tabasco | 29 | $1.5 billion | |
| Bertha | July 9, 1996 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Northeastern Caribbean, Florida, North Carolina | $335 million | ||
| Fran | September 4–6, 1996 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 946 hPa (27.94 inHg) | North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania | 27 | $5 billion | |
| Isidore | September 28, 1996 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | No land areas | 0 | None | |
| Lili | October 19, 1996 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Central America, Cuba, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Ireland, Great Britain | 22 | $662 million | |
| Erika | September 8–10, 1997 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 946 hPa (27.94 inHg) | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Azores | 2 | $10 million | |
| Bonnie | August 23–26, 1998 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Leeward Islands, North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic States | 5 | $1 billion | |
2000s through 2020s
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| Alberto | August 12–13, 2000 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | No land areas | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erin | September 9–10, 2001 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 968 hPa (28.59 inHg) | Bermuda, Newfoundland, East Coast of the United States | Minimal | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Felix | September 14, 2001 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Azores | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isidore | September 21–23, 2002 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 934 hPa (27.58 inHg) | Windward Islands, Southeast Mexico, Louisiana | $1.28 billion | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kate | October 3–5, 2003 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Newfoundland | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex | August 5, 2004 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 957 hPa (28.26 inHg) | North Carolina | $7.5 million | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeanne | September 25–26, 2004 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Bahamas, Florida | $7.3 billion | 3,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria | September 6, 2005 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | East Coast of the United States, Norway | $3.1 million | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beta | October 30, 2005 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Central America | $15.5 million | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gordon | September 14–15, 2006 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Azores, Iberian Peninsula, British Isles | $3.8 million | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helene | September 8, 2006 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | British Isles | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertha | July 7–8, 2008 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Bermuda, East Coast of the United States | Minimal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred | September 9–10, 2009 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 958 hPa (28.29 inHg) | Cape Verde Islands | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karl | September 17, 2010 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Veracruz | $3.9 billion | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irene | August 24, 2011 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 942 hPa (27.82 inHg) | Antilles, Bahamas, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Eastern Canada | $14.2 billion | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rina | October 25–26, 2011 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 966 hPa (28.53 inHg) | Central America, Florida | $2.3 million | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael | September 6, 2012 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 964 hPa (28.47 inHg) | No land areas | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy | October 24, 2012 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Greater Antilles, Bahamas, United States East Coast | $68.7 billion | 233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edouard | September 16, 2014 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | East Coast of the United States | Minimal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danny | August 21, 2015 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Lesser Antilles | Minimal | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaston | August 28–31, 2016 † | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | Azores | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otto | November 24, 2016 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama | $192 million | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee | September 27, 2017 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 962 hPa (28.41 inHg) | No land areas | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ophelia | October 14, 2017 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 959 hPa (28.32 inHg) | Azores, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom | $87.7 million | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humberto | September 17–19, 2019 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) | Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, The Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda | $25 million | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Epsilon | October 21–22, 2020 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 952 hPa (28.11 inHg) | Bermuda | Minimal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zeta | October 28, 2020 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, New England | $4.4 billion | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grace | August 20, 2021 | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 967 hPa (28.56 inHg) | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Yucatán Peninsula, Central Mexico | $513 million | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry | September 4–8, 2021 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | Bermuda, Newfoundland | $80 million | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael | November 6–8, 2024 † | 120 mph (195 km/h) | 956 hPa (28.23 inHg) | Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba | Unknown | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other systems
Data analysed by Michael Chenoweth, a climate researcher, suggests that several other hurricanes prior to 1900 also peaked as Category 3 major hurricanes.
Chenoweth has suggested that the following systems were Category 3 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale:
| Name | Duration | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Three | September 3 – 13, 1852 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | The Caribbean, The Bahamas, Florida | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Four | September 22 – 30, 1852 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | Greater Antilles | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Four | September 16 – 20, 1854 | 125 mph (205 km/h) | Not Specified | Texas | $20,000 | 4 | |
| Six | October 18 – 26, 1858 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) | No land areas | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Three | September 8 – 21, 1862 | 115 mph (185 km/h) | 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) | No land areas | Unknown | Unknown | |
Number by month
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Landfalls
| Name | Year | Category 3 | Category 2 | Category 1 | Tropical storm | Tropical depression | refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Agapito | 1851 | Florida | Dominican Republic | Cuba | Newfoundland | — | |
| Mobile | 1852 | Mississippi | — | Bahamas | — | — | |
| Coastal | 1854 | Georgia | — | — | — | — | |
| Middle Gulf Coast | 1855 | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | |
| Southeastern | 1856 | — | Cuba, Florida | Inagua | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1859 | — | — | Inagua, Cuba | — | — | |
| San Narciso | 1867 | St Thomas, Puerto Rico | — | Dominican Republic | — | — | |
| New England | 1869 | Rhode Island | — | — | — | — | |
| San Marcos | 1870 | Cuba | — | Bahamas | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1871 | Bahamas, Florida | — | — | Georgia | — | |
| Santa Juana | 1871 | British Virgin Islands | Bahamas, Florida | — | — | — | |
| Nova Scotia | 1873 | — | — | Newfoundland | — | — | |
| Central Florida | 1873 | Haiti, Florida | Cuba | — | — | — | |
| Indianola | 1875 | Texas | Cuba | — | — | — | |
| San Felipe | 1876 | — | — | Dominican Republic | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1876 | Cuba | Florida | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1877 | Florida Panhandle | Venezuela | — | — | — | |
| Great Beaufort | 1879 | North Carolina | — | Massachusetts | Turks and Caicos, Nova Scotia | — | |
| Louisiana | 1879 | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | |
| Pensacola | 1882 | Florida | Cuba | Bahamas | — | — | |
| Bahamas–North Carolina | 1883 | Hispaniola | Bahamas, North Carolina | — | — | — | |
| Cuba | 1886 | Cuba | Saint Vincent, Jamaica, Bahamas | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1886 | — | — | Newfoundland | — | — | |
| Texas–Louisiana | 1886 | Louisiana | — | Cuba | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1887 | Bahamas | — | — | — | — | |
| Louisiana | 1888 | Florida | Bahamas, Louisiana | Bahamas | Bahamas | — | |
| San Gil | 1888 | Cuba | Turks and Caicos | Quintana Roo, Veracruz | — | — | |
| San Magín | 1891 | Martinique | Dominican Republic, Bahamas | — | — | — | |
| San Roque | 1893 | Puerto Rico | — | — | — | — | |
| Midnight Storm | 1893 | — | — | New York | — | — | |
| Sea Islands | 1893 | Bahamas, Georgia | — | — | — | — | |
| Great Charleston | 1893 | South Carolina | — | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1894 | — | Dominican Republic, Cuba, Florida | South Carolina | — | — | |
| Florida Panhandle | 1894 | Florida | — | New York | — | — | |
| San Ramón | 1896 | — | Puerto Rico, Bahamas | Massachusetts | Martinique | — | |
| Cedar Key | 1896 | Florida | — | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1899 | — | — | Newfoundland | — | — | |
| Jamaica | 1903 | Jamaica | Quintana Roo | Martinique, Tamaulipas | — | — | |
| Mississippi | 1906 | — | Mississippi | — | — | — | |
| Florida Keys | 1906 | Nicaragua, Cuba, Florida | — | Belize | Florida | — | |
| Unnamed | 1908 | Bahamas | Bahamas | — | — | — | |
| Velasco | 1909 | Texas | — | — | — | — | |
| Monterrey | 1909 | Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas | — | Dominican Republic, Cuba | — | — | |
| Grand Isle | 1909 | Louisiana | Cuba | — | — | — | |
| Florida Keys | 1909 | Cuba, Florida | Bahamas | — | — | — | |
| Jamaica | 1912 | Jamaica | — | — | — | — | |
| Gulf Coast | 1916 | Mississippi | — | — | — | — | |
| Charleston | 1916 | — | South Carolina | — | — | — | |
| Louisiana | 1918 | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1921 | Dominican Republic | — | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1923 | — | — | Bahamas | Bahamas | — | |
| Louisiana | 1926 | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | |
| Nova Scotia | 1927 | — | Nova Scotia | — | — | — | |
| Cuba-Bahamas | 1933 | Bahamas | Cuba | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1934 | — | — | — | — | Haiti | |
| Unnamed | 1938 | Quintana Roo | — | Tamaulipas | — | — | |
| Texas | 1941 | Texas | — | — | — | — | |
| Florida | 1941 | Bahamas | Bahamas, Florida | Florida | — | — | |
| Matagorda | 1942 | Texas | Quintana Roo | — | — | — | |
| Unnamed | 1943 | — | — | — | Newfoundland | — | |
| Jamaica | 1944 | Jamaica | — | Quintana Roo | Veracruz | — | |
| Texas | 1945 | Texas | — | — | — | — | |
| Fox | 1948 | Cuba | Florida, Bermuda | — | — | — | |
| Able | 1950 | — | — | Nova Scotia | — | — | |
| Easy | 1950 | Florida | — | Cuba | — | — | |
| Florence | 1953 | — | — | Florida | — | — | |
| Carol | 1954 | New York | — | — | — | — | |
| Edna | 1954 | — | Massachusetts | — | — | — | |
| Hilda | 1955 | Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas | — | Cuba | — | — | |
| Betsy | 1956 | — | Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico | — | — | — | |
| Audrey | 1957 | Louisiana | — | — | — | — | |
| Ethel | 1960 | — | — | Mississippi | — | — | |
| Arlene | 1963 | — | Bermuda | — | — | — | |
| Isbell | 1964 | — | Cuba, Florida | — | — | — | |
| Alma | 1966 | — | Cuba | Florida | — | — | |
| Francelia | 1969 | — | Belize | — | — | — | |
| Gerda | 1969 | — | Maine | — | — | Florida | |
| Ella | 1970 | Tamaulipas | — | — | — | Quintana Roo | |
| Caroline | 1975 | Tamaulipas | — | — | — | Turks and Caicos, Cuba | |
| Eloise | 1975 | Florida | — | Dominican Republic | Cuba, Quintana Roo | — | |
| Belle | 1976 | — | — | New York | — | — | |
| Alicia | 1983 | Texas | — | — | — | — | |
| Elena | 1985 | Mississippi | — | — | — | Cuba | |
| Kate | 1985 | — | Cuba, Florida | — | — | — | |
| Emily | 1987 | — | Dominican Republic | Bermuda | Saint Vincent | — | |
| Bob | 1991 | — | Rhode Island | — | — | — | |
| Marilyn | 1995 | — | Saint Croix | Dominica | — | — | |
| Roxanne | 1995 | Quintana Roo | — | — | — | — | |
| Bertha | 1996 | — | North Carolina | — | — | — | |
| Fran | 1996 | North Carolina | — | — | — | — | |
| Lili | 1996 | — | Cuba, Bahamas | — | — | — | |
| Bonnie | 1998 | — | North Carolina | — | — | — | |
| Isidore | 2002 | Yucatán | — | Cuba | Louisiana | Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela | |
| Jeanne | 2004 | Bahamas, Florida | — | Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos | Guadeloupe | |
| Beta | 2005 | — | Nicaragua | — | — | — | |
| Karl | 2010 | Veracruz | — | — | Quintana Roo | — | |
| Irene | 2011 | Bahamas | Bahamas | North Carolina | Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York | — | |
| Rina | 2011 | — | — | — | Quintana Roo | — | |
| Sandy | 2012 | Cuba | — | Jamaica | — | — | |
| Otto | 2016 | Nicaragua | — | — | — | — | |
| Zeta | 2020 | Louisiana | — | Quintana Roo | — | — | |
| Grace | 2021 | Veracruz | — | Quintana Roo | Jamaica | — | |
| Larry | 2021 | — | — | Newfoundland | — | — | |
| Rafael | 2024 | Cuba | — | — | — | — |
See also
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