The US was hit by a category 4 hurricane on October 2, 1893 and a category 3 hurricane on October 13, 1893. To put this in perspective, the US has only had two major hurricanes during October during the last 50 years.
The US has been hit by four category 4 hurricanes during October – in 1893, 1898, 1950 and 1954 – but none in the last 60 years. The last one was Hurricane Hazel.
