Records
| Most intense Atlantic hurricanes at Category 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Pressure | ||
| hPa | inHg | ||||
| 1 | Opal | 1995 | 916 | 27.0 | |
| 2 | Gloria | 1985 | 919 | 27.1 | |
| 3 | Floyd | 1999 | 921 | 27.2 | |
| 4 | Igor | 2010 | 924 | 27.3 | |
| Hurricane #3 | 1853 | 924 | 27.3 | ||
| 6 | "Indianola" | 1886 | 925 | 27.4 | |
| 7 | Earl | 2010 | 927 | 27.4 | |
| Esther | 1961 | 927 | 27.4 | ||
| 9 | Carmen | 1974 | 928 | 27.4 | |
| Hurricane #8 | 1880 | 928 | 27.4 | ||
| Source: HURDAT | |||||
Hurricane Floyd is the third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean not to reach Category 5 intensity, behind only Hurricanes Opal and Gloria, as well as one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever observed. At one time, when at its peak, tropical storm-force winds spanned a diameter of 580 mi (930 km), making Floyd one of the largest Atlantic hurricanes of its intensity ever recorded. With damages totaling up to $4.5 billion (1999 USD), Hurricane Floyd was one of the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclones ever recorded at the end of 2008.
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