The locations where recent major hurricanes hit include:
- Hurricane Katrina (2005) made multiple landfalls:
- First between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida, causing heavy rainfall and flooding in the Miami area.
- Final and most devastating landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line, with severe damage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast including Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Pass Christian, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula.
- Also affected the Florida Panhandle and Alabama with storm surge, winds, and tornadoes
- Hurricane Helene (2024) made a historic Category 4 landfall near Perry, Florida, in the Big Bend region, southwest of Tallahassee. It caused widespread flooding and damage across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee
- Another powerful hurricane caused heavy casualties and destruction from the Leeward Islands through Florida, with major impacts at Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and landfalls at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Long Island, New York, and Rhode Island. It also affected Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and parts of Canada
- Hurricane Harvey (2017) made landfall on San Jose Island and near Rockport and Fulton, Texas, causing major flooding and damage
Florida is the U.S. state most frequently hit by hurricanes, with approximately 500 tropical cyclones affecting it historically
. Other commonly impacted states include Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, and the southeastern U.S. coast. In summary, recent major hurricanes have hit Florida (especially the Big Bend and Miami areas), the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi, parts of the southeastern U.S., and Texas.
