| Top 10 Deadliest Hurricanes In The United States (1) |
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| Rank |
Year |
Hurricane |
Location |
Category |
Deaths |
| 1 |
1900 |
Galveston Hurricane |
Texas |
4 |
8,000 (2) |
| 2 |
1899 |
San Ciriaco Hurricane |
Puerto Rico; North Carolina |
4 |
3,800 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Hurricane Maria |
Puerto Rico |
5 |
2,975 |
| 4 |
1928 |
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane |
Florida |
4 |
2,500 (3) |
| 5 |
2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
Louisiana; Mississippi |
3 |
1,392 |
| 6 |
1893 |
Cheniere Caminada Hurricane |
Louisiana |
4 |
1,100 (4) |
| 7 |
1893 |
Sea Islands Hurricane |
Georgia; South Carolina |
3 |
1,000 (4) |
| 8 |
1881 |
Georgia Hurricane |
Georgia; South Carolina |
2 |
700 |
| 9 |
1957 |
Hurricane Audrey |
Louisiana; Texas |
4 |
416 |
| 10 |
1935 |
Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane |
Florida |
5 |
408 |
(1) Direct deaths, based on a National Hurricane Center analysis of mainland tropical cyclones from 1851-2010.
(2) Could be as high as 12,000.
(3) Could be as high as 3,000.
(4) Could be as high as 2,000.
Source: °µÍø½ûÇø Information Institute from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Puerto Rico Department of Health. |
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