Record Breaking Storms
 |
rank |
storm |
location |
year |
category |
deaths |
|
1 |
Great Galveston Hurricane |
Galveston,
Texas |
1900 |
4 |
8000+ |
 |
2 |
San Felipe /
Okeechobee Hurricane |
Lake Okeechobee,
Florida |
1928 |
4 |
1836 |
|
3 |
Hurricane of 1919 |
Florida Keys /
Texas |
1919 |
4 |
600
(tied for
3rd place) |
|
3 |
New England Hurricane |
New England |
1938 |
3 |
600
(tied for
3rd place) |
|
4 |
Labor Day Hurricane |
Florida Keys |
1935 |
5 |
408 |
|
5 |
Hurricane Audrey |
Texas |
1957 |
4 |
390
(tied for
5th place) |
|
5 |
Great Atlantic Hurricane |
Northeastern U.S. |
1944 |
3 |
390
(tied for
5th place) |
|
6 |
Grand Isle Hurricane |
Grand Isle,
Louisiana |
1909 |
4 |
350 |
|
7 |
September Hurricane |
New Orleans,
Louisiana |
1915 |
4 |
275
(tied for
7th place) |
|
7 |
1915 Galveston Hurricane |
Galveston,
Texas |
1915 |
4 |
275
(tied for
7th place) |
|
 |
rank |
storm |
location |
year |
category |
damage |
1 |
Hurricane Andrew |
Florida /
Louisiana |
1992 |
4 |
$26 billion |
|
2 |
Hurricane Hugo |
South Carolina |
1989 |
4 |
$7 billion |
|
3 |
Hurricane Fran |
North Carolina |
1996 |
3 |
$3.2 billion |
|
4 |
Hurricane Opal |
Florida /
Alabama |
1995 |
3 |
$3 billion |
|
5 |
Hurricane Frederic |
Alabama /
Mississippi |
1979 |
3 |
$2.3 billion |
|
6 |
Hurricane Agnes |
Northeastern U.S. |
1972 |
1 |
$2.1 billion |
|
7 |
Hurricane Alicia |
Texas |
1983 |
3 |
$2 billion |
|
8 |
Hurricane Bob |
North Carolina /
Northeastern U.S. |
1991 |
2 |
$1.5 billion
(tied for
8th place) |
|
8 |
Hurricane Juan |
Louisiana |
1985 |
1 |
$1.5 billion
(tied for
8th place) |
|
9 |
Hurricane Camille |
Mississippi /
Alabama |
1969 |
5 |
$1.42 billion |
|
 |
rank |
storm |
location |
year |
category |
pressure
(millibars) |
pressure
(inches of mercury) |
1 |
Labor Day Hurricane |
Florida Keys |
1935 |
5 |
892 |
26.35 |
|
2 |
Hurricane Camille |
Mississippi /
Alabama |
1969 |
5 |
909 |
26.84 |
|
3 |
Hurricane Andrew |
Florida /
Louisiana |
1992 |
4 |
922 |
27.23 |
|
4 |
Hurricane of 1919 |
Florida Keys /
Texas |
1919 |
4 |
927 |
27.37 |
|
5 |
San Felipe /
Okeechobee Hurricane |
Lake Okeechobee,
Florida |
1928 |
4 |
929 |
27.43 |
|
6 |
Hurricane Donna |
Florida /
Eastern U.S. |
1960 |
4 |
930 |
27.46 |
|
7 |
Great Galveston Hurricane |
Galveston,
Texas |
1900 |
4 |
931 |
27.49
(tied for
7th place) |
|
7 |
Grand Isle Hurricane |
Grand Isle,
Louisiana |
1909 |
4 |
931 |
27.49
(tied for
7th place) |
|
7 |
September Hurricane |
New Orleans,
Louisiana |
1915 |
4 |
931 |
27.49
(tied for
7th place) |
|
7 |
Hurricane Carla |
Texas |
1961 |
4 |
931 |
27.49
(tied for
7th place) |
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Source: 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.
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