Erick Burgueño Salas
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Between 1851 and 2023, there were 304 hurricane direct hits in the United States, of which 40 percent were category 1 hurricanes. In the same period, 97 major hurricanes (with a category 3 or higher) made landfall in the country. Hurricane Michael, in 2018, was the latest category 5 hurricane to hit the North American country. Florida was the state most commonly hit by hurricanes.
