Figure 1.11
Costliest Hurricanes in the U. S. from 1900 to 1996
|
|
Hurricane |
Year |
Category |
Damage |
|
1 |
ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA) |
1992 |
4 |
$26,500,000,000 |
|
2 |
HUGO (SC) |
1989 |
4 |
$7,000,000,000 |
|
3 |
FRAN (NC) |
1996 |
3 |
$3,200,000,000 |
|
4 |
OPAL (NW FL/AL) |
1995 |
3* |
$3,000,000,000 |
|
5 |
FREDERIC (AL/MS) |
1979 |
3 |
$2,300,000,000 |
|
6 |
AGNES (NE U.S.) |
1972 |
1 |
$2,100,000,000 |
|
7 |
ALICIA (N TX) |
1983 |
3 |
$2,000,000,000 |
|
8 |
BOB (NC and NE U.S.) |
1991 |
2 |
$1,500,000,000 |
|
9 |
JUAN (LA) |
1985 |
1 |
$1,500,000,000 |
|
10 |
CAMILLE (MS/AL) |
1969 |
5 |
$1,420,700,000 |
|
11 |
BETSY (FL/LA) |
1965 |
3 |
$1,420,500,000 |
|
12 |
ELENA (MS/AL/NW FL) |
1985 |
3 |
$1,250,000,000 |
|
13 |
GLORIA (Eastern U.S.) |
1985 |
3* |
$900,000,000 |
|
14 |
DIANE (NE U.S.) |
1955 |
1 |
$831,700,000 |
|
15 |
ALLISON (N TX) |
1989 |
T.S.@ |
$500,000,000 |
|
16 |
ALBERTO (NW FL/GA/AL) |
1994 |
T.S.@ |
$500,000,000 |
|
17 |
ELOISE (NW FL) |
1975 |
3 |
$490,000,000 |
|
18 |
CAROL (NE U.S.) |
1954 |
3* |
$461,000,000 |
|
19 |
CELIA (S TX) |
1970 |
3 |
$453,000,000 |
|
20 |
CARLA (TX) |
1961 |
4 |
$408,000,000 |
|
21 |
CLAUDETTE (N TX) |
1979 |
T.S.@ |
$400,000,000 |
|
22 |
GORDON (S & Cent. FL/NC) |
1994 |
T.S.@ |
$400,000,000 |
|
23 |
DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1960 |
4 |
$387,000,000 |
|
24 |
DAVID (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1979 |
2 |
$320,000,000 |
|
25 |
NEW ENGLAND |
1938 |
3* |
$306,000,000 |
|
26 |
KATE (FL Keys/NW FL) |
1985 |
2 |
$300,000,000 |
|
27 |
ALLEN (S TX) |
1980 |
3 |
$300,000,000 |
|
28 |
HAZEL (SC/NC) |
1954 |
4* |
$281,000,000 |
|
29 |
BERTHA (NC) |
1996 |
2 |
$270,000,000 |
|
30 |
DORA (NE FL) |
1964 |
2 |
$250,000,000 |
ADDENDUM (non-Atlantic or non-Gulf coast systems)
|
8 |
INIKI (Kauai, HI) |
1992 |
Unk |
$1,800,000,000 |
|
8 |
MARILYN (U.S. Virgin Islands/E Puerto Rico) |
1995 |
2 |
$1,500,000,000 |
|
13 |
HUGO (U.S. Virgin Islands/E Puerto Rico) |
1989 |
4 |
$1,000,000,000 |
|
15 |
HORTENSE (Puerto Rico) |
1989 |
4 |
$500,000,000 |
|
24 |
OLIVIA (CA) |
1982 |
T.D.& |
$325,000,000 |
|
25 |
IWA (Kauai, HI) |
1982 |
Unk |
$312,000,000 |
|
26 |
NORMAN (CA) |
1978 |
T.D.& |
$300,000,00 |
*: Moving more than 30 miles an hour.
@: Only of Tropical Storm intensity but included because of high damage.
&: Only a Tropical Depression.
Unk: Intensity not sufficiently known to establish category.
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 February, 1997. Last updated April 7, 1997.
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