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Deadliest Atlantic Hurricanes
The 31 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones for the Atlantic Ocean
| Rank: |
Name / Areas of Largest Loss: |
Dates: |
Deaths: |
| 1. |
"Great Hurricane" Martinique, Barbados, St. Eustatius |
10-16 Oct 1780 |
22000 |
| 2. |
Great Galveston Hurricane |
8 Sep 1900 |
8000-12000 |
| 3. |
Mitch: Honduras, Nicaragua |
10/22 - 11/5 1998 |
9086 |
| 4. |
Fifi: Honduras |
14-19 Sep 1974 |
8000-10000 |
| 5. |
Dominican Republic |
1-6 Sep 1930 |
8000 |
| 6. |
Flora: Haiti, Cuba |
9/30-10/8 1963 |
8000 |
| 7. |
Pointe-a-Pitre Bay, Guatemala |
6 Sep 1776 |
6000 |
| 8. |
Newfoundland Banks |
9-12 Sep 1775 |
4000 |
| 9. |
Puerto Rico, Carolinas |
8-19 Aug 1899 |
3433 |
| 10. |
FL, PR, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Turks |
12-17 Sep 1928 |
3411 |
| 11. |
Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica |
4-10 Nov 1932 |
3107 |
| 12. |
Jeanne: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Florida |
13-29 Sep 2004 |
3000 |
| 13. |
Central Atlantic |
16-17 Sep 1782 |
3000 |
| 14. |
Martinique |
Aug 1813 |
3000 |
| 15. |
El Salvador, Honduras |
4-8 Jun 1934 |
3000 |
| 16. |
Western Cuba |
21-22 Jun 1791 |
3000 |
| 17. |
Barbados |
10-11 Aug 1831 |
2500 |
| 18. |
Belize |
6-10 Sep 1931 |
2500 |
| 19. |
Haiti, Honduras, offshore Jamaica |
19-25 Oct 1935 |
2150 |
| 20. |
David: Dominican Republic, Dominica, US |
8/29-9/5 1979 |
2068 |
| 21. |
Offshore Florida (?) |
1781 |
2000 |
| 22. |
Sea Islands Hurricane: South Carolina, Georgia |
27-28 Aug 1893 |
2000-2500 |
| 23. |
Eastern Gulf of Mexico |
17-21 Oct 1780 |
2000 |
| 24. |
Cuba |
7-8 Oct 1870 |
2000 |
| 25. |
Chenier Caminanda Hurricane: Louisiana |
1-2 Oct 1893 |
2000 |
| 26. |
Guadeloupe, Martinique |
14-15 Aug 1666 |
2000 |
| 27. |
Katrina: Louisiana, Mississippi |
Aug 23-31 2005 |
1833 |
| 28. |
Martinique |
Aug 1767 |
1600 |
| 29. |
Mexico |
28 Aug 1909 |
1500 |
| 30. |
W Cuba, Straits of FL |
Oct 1644 |
1500 |
| 31. |
Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico |
26 Jul 1825 |
1300 |
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