Compare Hurricane Ian against other intense storms that hit Florida

Jigsha Desai, Naples Daily News
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Hurricane Ian made landfall off the coast of Fort Myer at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 150 mph.

"The impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that has been done is historic," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. "We've never seen a flood event like this, we've never seen a storm surge of this magnitude."

In August 2004, another hurricane with 150-mph winds followed a similar path as it barreled through Florida. Hurricane Charley was the strongest hurricane to hit Southwest Florida as far back as we have records.

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Strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S. based on windspeed at landfall

Here are the strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland based on windspeed at landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center and USA TODAY records:

  • Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: 185-mph in Florida

  • Hurricane Camille (1969): 175-mph in Mississippi

  • Hurricane Andrew (1992): 165-mph in Florida

  • Hurricane Michael (2018): 155-mph in Florida

  • Hurricane Ian (2022): 150-mph in Florida; Hurricane Ida (2021): 150-mph in Louisiana; Hurricane Laura (2020): 150-mph in Louisiana; Hurricane Charley (2004): 150-mph in Florida; 1932 Freeport Hurricane: 150-mph in Texas; 1919 Florida Keys Hurricane: 150-mph in Florida

Compare and contrast these hurricanes on the map below.

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