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Hurricanes are violent storms which bring intense winds, heavy rain, a storm surge, floods, coastal erosion, landslides, and tornadoes. While it is difficult to predict the exact time, place, and force of hurricanes, residents of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states must be prepared. The season for hurricanes is June through November, with most hurricanes occurring mid-August to late October. Each season, on average, six hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean of which two become major hurricanes.
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- Galveston Hurricane
- Great New England Hurricane
- Hurricane Bonnie, 1998
- Hurricane Agnes, 1972
- Hurricane Alicia, 1983
- Hurricane Andrew, 1992
- Hurricane Betsy, 1965
- Hurricane Bob, 1991
- Hurricane Camille, 1969
- Hurricane Carla, 1961
- Hurricane Charley, 2004
- Hurricane David, 1979
- Hurricane Elena, 1985
- Hurricane Floyd, 1999
- Hurricane Fran, 1996
- Hurricane Frances, 2004
- Hurricane Frederic, 1979
- Hurricane Georges, 1998
- Hurricane Gilbert, 1988
- Hurricane Gustav, 2008
- Hurricane Harvey, 2017
- Hurricane Hugo, 1989
- Hurricane Ike, 2008
- Hurricane Iniki, 1992
- Hurricane Irene, 2011
- Hurricane Irma, 2017
- Hurricane Isabel, 2003
- Hurricane Ivan, 2004
- Hurricane Jeanne, 2004
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Hurricane Maria, 2017
- Hurricane Marilyn, 1995
- Hurricane Matthew, 2016
- Hurricane Michael, 2018
- Hurricane Mitch, 1998
- Hurricane Opal, 1995
- Hurricane Rita, 2005
- Hurricane Sandy, 2012
- Hurricane Wilma, 2005