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Deadliest U.S. Hurricanes (Statistics) through 2005
The 30 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones for the U.S. Mainland |
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Rank |
Name |
Year |
Category |
Deaths |
| 1. | Great Galveston Hurricane (TX) | 1900 | 4 | 8000 |
| 2. | FL (Lake Okeechobee) | 1928 | 4 | 2500 |
| 3. | Katrina (LA/MS/FL/GA/AL) | 2005 | 3 | 1350 |
| 4. | Cheniere Caminanda (LA) | 1893 | 4 | 1100-1400 |
| 5. | Sea Islands (SC/GA) | 1893 | 3 | 1000-2000 |
| 6. | GA/SC | 1881 | 2 | 700 |
| 7. | Great Labor Day Hurricane (FL Keys) | 1935 | 5 | 408 |
| 8. | Last Island (LA) | 1856 | 4 | 400 |
| 9. | Audrey (SW LA/N TX) | 1957 | 4 | 390 |
| 10. | LA (Grand Isle) | 1909 | 4 | 350 |
| 10. | Miami Hurricane (FL/MS/AL/Pensacola) | 1926 | 4 | 372 |
| 12. | FL (Keys)/S. TX | 1919 | 4 | 287# |
| 13. | LA (New Orleans) | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
| 13. | TX (Galveston) | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
| 15. | Camille (MS/LA) | 1969 | 5 | 256 |
| 15. | New England | 1938 | 3* | 256 |
| 17. | Diane (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | 184 |
| 18. | GA, SC, NC | 1898 | 4 | 179 |
| 19. | TX | 1875 | 3 | 176 |
| 20. | SE FL | 1906 | 2 | 164 |
| 21. | Indianola (TX) | 1886 | 4 | 150 |
| 22. | MS/AL/Pensacola | 1906 | 3 | 134 |
| 23. | FL, GA, SC | 1896 | 3 | 130 |
| 24. | Agnes (NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | 122 |
| 25. | Hazel (SC/NC) | 1954 | 4* | 95 |
| 26. | Betsy (SE FL/SE LA) | 1965 | 3 | 75 |
| 27. | NE U.S. | 1944 | 3* | 64@ |
| 28. | Carol (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3* | 60 |
| 29. | Floyd (NC) | 1999 | 4 | 56 |
| 30. | NC | 1883 | 2 | 53 |
| 31. | SE FL/LA/MS | 1947 | 4 | 51 |
| 32. | GA/SC/NC | 1940 | 2 | 50 |
| 32. | Donna (FL/Eastern U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | 50 |
ADDENDUM (Not U.S. Mainland Atlantic Coast): |
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| 9. | San Felipe (Puerto Rico) | 1928 | 4 | 312 |
| 13. | U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico | 1932 | 2 | 225 |
| 17. | Donna (St. Thomas, VI) | 1960 | 4 | 107 |
| 24. | Southern California | 1939 | TS& | 45 |
| 24. | Eloise (Puerto Rico) | 1975 | TS& | 44 |
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# - Over 500 of these lost on ships at sea; 600-900 estimated deaths.
* - Moving more than 30 miles an hour.
@ - Some 344 of these lost on ships at sea.
& - Only of Tropical Storm intensity. | ||||
Last update: 2007-07-31 14:25
Author: Source: NOAA
Revision: 1.1
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