The last hurricanes to make landfall in the US at category 4 or greater were: Charley (2004, FL) Andrew (1992, FL, cat 5) Hugo (1989, SC)
National Weather Service
 @NWS
25 Aug 2017
Harvey continues to intensify according to @NHC_Atlantic and is now a category 4 #hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph.
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But the scary part is this bit of the advisory:
Mark Sudduth
 @hurricanetrack
25 Aug 2017
Are you serious? This is absolutely astounding please share this and make sure people understand what this means.
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Going back further in history, based on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o… and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o… : Frederic (1979, AL) Camille (1969, MS, cat 5)
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Betsy (1965, LA) Carla (1961, TX) Donna (1960, FL) Gracie (1959, SC) Hazel (1954, NC) 1949, FL 1948, FL 1945, FL Labor Day 1935, FL (cat 5)

Aug 27, 2017 · 5:58 PM UTC

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1932, TX Okeechobee (1928, FL) Miami (1926, FL)
Replying to @davidbaron
the 1935 Labor Day hurricane is the one that destroyed the Florida East Coast railway to Key West.
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