Figure 1.12
Deadliest Hurricanes in the U. S. from 1900 to 1996
|
|
Hurricane |
Year |
Category |
Deaths |
|
1 |
TX (Galveston) |
1900 |
4 |
6000+ |
|
2 |
FL (Lake Okeechobee) |
1928 |
4 |
1836 |
|
3 |
FL (Keys)/S TX |
1919 |
4 |
600# |
|
4 |
NEW ENGLAND |
1938 |
3* |
600 |
|
5 |
FL (Keys) |
1935 |
5 |
408 |
|
6 |
AUDREY (SW LA/N TX) |
1957 |
4 |
390 |
|
7 |
NE U.S. |
1944 |
3* |
390@ |
|
8 |
LA (Grand Isle) |
1909 |
4 |
350 |
|
9 |
LA (New Orleans) |
1915 |
4 |
275 |
|
10 |
TX (Galveston) |
1915 |
4 |
275 |
|
11 |
CAMILLE (MS/LA) |
1969 |
5 |
256 |
|
12 |
FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola |
1926 |
4 |
243 |
|
13 |
DIANE (NE U.S.) |
1955 |
1 |
184 |
|
14 |
SE FL |
1906 |
2 |
164 |
|
15 |
MS/AL/Pensacola |
1906 |
3 |
134 |
|
16 |
AGNES (NE U.S.) |
1972 |
1 |
122 |
|
17 |
HAZEL (SC/NC) |
1954 |
4* |
95 |
|
18 |
BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) |
1965 |
3 |
75 |
|
19 |
CAROL (NE U.S.) |
1954 |
3* |
60 |
|
20 |
SE FL/LA/MS |
1947 |
4 |
51 |
|
21 |
DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1960 |
4 |
50 |
|
22 |
GA/SC/NC |
1940 |
2 |
50 |
|
23 |
CARLA (TX) |
1961 |
4 |
46 |
|
24 |
TX (Velasco) |
1909 |
3 |
41 |
|
25 |
TX (Freeport) |
1932 |
4 |
40 |
|
26 |
S TX |
1933 |
3 |
40 |
|
27 |
HILDA (LA) |
1964 |
3 |
38 |
|
28 |
SW LA |
1918 |
3 |
34 |
|
29 |
SW FL |
1910 |
3 |
30 |
|
30 |
ALBERTO (NW FL/GA/AL) |
1994 |
TS& |
30 |
ADDENDUM (Pre-1900 or not Atlantic/Gulf Coast)
|
2 |
LA |
1893 |
Unk |
2000 |
|
2-3 |
SC/GA |
1893 |
Unk |
1000-2000 |
|
3 |
GA/SC |
1881 |
Unk |
700 |
|
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 |
+: May actually been as high as 10,000 to 12,000.
#: 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.
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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