| Most severe landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in the United States Based on size and intensity for total points on the Hurricane Severity Index[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Intensity | Size | Total |
| 1 | 4 Carla | 1961 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | 4 Betsy | 1965 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 | 5 Camille | 1969 | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 Opal | 1995 | 11 | 25 | 36 | |
| 5 Katrina | 2005 | 13 | 23 | 36 | |
| 6 | 3 Audrey | 1957 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 Wilma | 2005 | 12 | 21 | 33 | |
| 8 | 5 Ivan | 2004 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 9 | 4 Ike | 2008 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 Andrew | 1992 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
- ^ "Hurricane Severity Index" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2019-09-11.