Map Layer Info
| Historical North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks - Major Storms with Landfall in the United States |
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What this map layer shows: The paths of major hurricanes that made landfall in the United States between 1851 and 2000. |
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Sample Map
The Historical North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks - Major Storms with Landfall in the United States map layer contains the paths of major hurricanes that made landfall in the United States between 1851 and 2000. The NHC recorded the storm tracks by plotting the center of each storm, in geographic coordinates, at six-hour intervals. Descriptive information includes the hurricane name, storm intensity according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, the wind speed, and the barometric pressure for each recorded point on the track. For answers to questions on hurricanes and other tropical storms, visit the Hurricane FAQ page. For a comprehensive discussion of hurricanes, see the Hurricane Awareness page. Additional hurricane information is included in the National Atlas map layer Historical North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks. |
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| Map Maker Samples |
| Major Landfalling U.S. Hurricanes: 1990s |
| Major Landfalling U.S. Hurricanes: 1980s |
