Where hurricanes hit the most in the United States

The Beaumont Enterprise

How many hurricanes hit the U.S. coast every year? What state bears the brunt of the weather?

The National Hurricane Center reports that, on the average, close to seven hurricanes every four years strike the United States, while about three major hurricanes cross the U.S. coast every five years.

Texas is a big target, but 40 percent of all U.S. hurricanes hit Florida. And 83 percent of Category 4 or higher hurricanes strikes have hit either Florida or Texas.

Top Ten landfall states

Here are the Top Ten landfall states between 1851-2004, a period when 273 hurricanes made landfall in the United States.

State Hurricanes Florida 110 Texas 59 Louisiana 49 N. Carolina 46 S. Carolina 31 Alabama 22 Georgia 20 Mississippi 15 New York 12 Virginia 12