953mb at landfall, 40th most intense

[MGC]

As Jeanne makes landfall this evening in central Florida with a pressure of 953mb, this makes Jeanne the 40th most intense hurricane landfall according to the NHC. Jeanne now is slotted between Hurricane Carmen of 1974 with a central pressure of 952mb and Hurricane Edna of 1954 with a central pressure of 954mb. Jeanne is in the upper end of Cat 3 hurricane central pressure at landfall. The most intense Cat 3 at landfall was Hurricane Gloria in 1985 with a central pressure of 942mb. Jeanne was without doubt a medium Cat 3 at landfall.......MGC

[beachsideclyde]

isn't martin, st. lucie county in s. fl and not central?

[Guest]

at most a minimal cat 3 as the saffir simpson scale is wind defined only.

argument is pretty much whether she was 110 or 115.

[HurricaneBill]

Hurricane Carmen 1974.

Now there's a hurricane you hardly hear anything about.

Sheesh, if it wasn't for "Forrest Gump", nobody would probably know she existed.

[THead]

well, according to the 12pm update, NHC has Jeanne at 120 MPH now. Interesting, guess we can put that debate to bed, its cat 3.

[WEATHER53]

As Jeanne makes landfall this evening in central Florida with a pressure of 953mb, this makes Jeanne the 40th most intense hurricane landfall according to the NHC. Jeanne now is slotted between Hurricane Carmen of 1974 with a central pressure of 952mb and Hurricane Edna of 1954 with a central pressure of 954mb. Jeanne is in the upper end of Cat 3 hurricane central pressure at landfall. The most intense Cat 3 at landfall was Hurricane Gloria in 1985 with a central pressure of 942mb. Jeanne was without doubt a medium Cat 3 at landfall.......MGC

What are top 10 and how many this year inside top 50? Thanks

[MGC]

here is the link to the NHC most intense US landfalls:

[url]www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastint.shtml


this list does not include Charley and Ivan.....MGC[/url]