Cika wannan magana: A watan Satumba na shekara ta 1900,
Guguwa mai karfin gaske ta afkawa Galveston, Texas, inda ta kashe mutane 8,000 zuwa 12,000, ta zama guguwa mafi muni da aka taba yi a Amurka. A watan Agusta 2005, guguwar Katrina ta afkawa kudu maso gabashin Louisiana kuma daga baya ta afkawa Mississippi; guguwar ta kashe mutane 1,833 a Amurka kuma ta bar dalar Amurka biliyan 125 a lalacewar, ta zama guguwa mafi tsada a kasar. A watan Agusta 2017, Guguwar Harvey ta zubar da ruwan sama mai yawa yayin da ta motsa ta Texas, ta kai kusa da Nederland; wannan shine mafi girman ruwan sama da aka rubuta a kasar. Ruwan sama ya haifar da ambaliyar ruwa mai yawa wanda ya bar US $ 125 biliyan a lalacewar, yana ɗaure Katrina a matsayin guguwar Amurka mafi tsada. Guguwar da ta fi karfi da aka rubuta a Amurka ita ce guguwar ranar ma'aikata ta 1935, guguwar rukuni na 5 tare da matsin lamba lokacin da ta wuce Florida keys. Sauran guguwar Category 5 kawai da ta afkawa yankin Amurka ita ce Guguwar Camille a 1969, Guguwar Andrew a 1992, da Guguwar Michael a 2018.