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Costliest U.S. Hurricanes
National Hurricane Center Publication: The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 - Present
| The 34 Costliest U.S. Hurricanes | ||||
| Rank: | Name: | Year: | Category: | Damage (U.S.)*: |
| 1. | Katrina (LA/MS/AL/SE FL) | 2005 | 3 | $81,000,000,000 |
| 2. | Andrew (SE FL/SE LA) | 1992 | 5 | $34,954,825,000 |
| 3. | Wilma (FL) | 2005 | 3 | $20,600,000,000 |
| 4. | Charley (FL) | 2004 | 4 | $14,000,000,000 |
| 5. | Ivan (FL/AL) | 2004 | 3 | $13,000,000,000 |
| 6. | Rita (LA/TX) | 2005 | 3 | $10,000,000,000 |
| 7. | Hugo (SC) | 1989 | 4 | $9,739,820,675 |
| 8. | Frances (FL) | 2004 | 2 | $8,860,000,000 |
| 9. | Agnes (NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | $8,602,500,000 |
| 10. | Betsy (FL/LA) | 1965 | 3 | $8,516,866,023 |
| 11. | Jeanne (FL) | 2004 | 3 | $6,500,000,000 |
| 12. | Camille (MS/AL) | 1969 | 5 | $6,992,441,549 |
| 13. | Georges (PR/MS) | 1998 | 5 | $6,300,000,000 |
| 14. | Allison (TX/LA) | 2001 | T.S. | $5,000,000,000 |
| 15. | Diane (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | $5,540,676,187 |
| 16. | Frederic (AL/MS) | 1979 | 3 | $4,965,327,332 |
| 17. | New England | 1938 | 3 | $4,748,580,000 |
| 18. | Floyd (NC) | 1999 | 4 | $4,666,817,360 |
| 19. | Fran (NC) | 1996 | 3 | $3,670,400,000 |
| 20. | Opal (NW FL/AL) | 1995 | 3 | $3,520,596,085 |
| 21. | Alicia (N TX) | 1983 | 3 | $3,421,660,182 |
| 22. | Isabel (NC/VA/MD) | 2003 | 2 | $3,370,000,000 |
| 23. | Carol (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3 | $3,134,443,557 |
| 24. | Carla (TX) | 1961 | 4 | $2,550,580,095 |
| 25. | Juan (LA) | 1985 | 1 | $2,418,795,844 |
| 26. | Donna (FL/Eastern U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | $2,407,888,443 |
| 27. | Dennis (NW FL) | 2005 | 3 | $2,300,000,000 |
| 28. | Iniki (HI) | 1992 | ? | $2,190,600,000 |
| 29. | Celia (S TX) | 1970 | 3 | $2,015,663,203 |
| 30. | Elena (MS/AL/NW FL) | 1985 | 3 | $2,015,663,203 |
| 31. | Bob (NC and NE U.S.) | 1991 | 2 | $2,004,635,258 |
| 32. | Hazel (SC/NC) | 1954 | 4 | $1,910,582,732 |
| 33. | Marilyn (Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico) | 1995 | 3 | $1,624,110,320 |
| 34. | Miami Hurricane of 1926 | 1926 | 4 | $1,738,042,353 |
* - Adjusted to 2000 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The storms from 2004 and later are not adjusted.
This is taken from The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States hurricanes of this century (and other frequently requested hurricane facts) [NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-1] updated in December, 2004.
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