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The Top 5 Deadliest Tropical Storms (hurricanes) in U.S. History
| Storm Location (year) |
Deaths | Cost | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galveston, Texas (1900) |
8,000/12,000 | $104,3 billion | 4 (winds 131-155 mph) |
| 2 | Lake Okeechobee, Florida (1928) |
2,500/3,000 | $35,2 billion | 4 (winds 131-155 mph) |
| 3 | Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana (Katrina, 2005) |
1,200 | $113,4 billion | 3 (winds 111-130 mph) |
| 4 | Cheniere Caminanda Island, Louisiana (1893) |
1,100/1,400 | $119,7 billion | 4 (winds 131-155 mph) |
| 5 | South Carolina, Georgia (1893) |
1,000/2,000 | $23,9 billion | 3 (winds 111-130 mph) |
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Deadliest, The United States
Sources: National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Miami, Florida: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS NHC-6.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 deadliest tropical storms in United States history. Cost is calculated using 2010 Inflation, Population and Wealth Normalization and is in U.S. dollars.
Sources: National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Miami, Florida: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS NHC-6.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 deadliest tropical storms in United States history. Cost is calculated using 2010 Inflation, Population and Wealth Normalization and is in U.S. dollars.
