Template:Strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricanes
| Strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricanes† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Wind speed | ||
| mph | km/h | ||||
| 1 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 185 | 295 | |
| Dorian | 2019 | ||||
| 3 | Irma | 2017 | 180 | 285 | |
| 4 | Janet | 1955 | 175 | 280 | |
| Camille | 1969 | ||||
| Anita | 1977 | ||||
| David | 1979 | ||||
| Dean | 2007 | ||||
| 9 | "Cuba" | 1924 | 165 | 270 | |
| Andrew | 1992 | ||||
| Maria | 2017 | ||||
| Source: HURDAT,[1] AOML/HRD[2] | |||||
| †Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land. | |||||
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