The 30 Costliest U.S. Hurricanes
| Rank: |
Name: |
Year: |
Category: |
Damage (U.S.)*: |
| 1. |
Katrina (LA/MS/AL/SE FL) |
2005 |
3 |
$105,840,000,000 |
| 2. |
Andrew (SE FL/SE LA) |
1992 |
5 |
$45,561,000,000 |
| 3. |
Ike (TX/LA/MS) |
2008 |
2 |
$27,790,000,000 |
4. |
Wilma (FL) |
2005 |
3 |
$20,587,000,000 |
| 5. |
Ivan (FL/AL) |
2004 |
3 |
$19,832,000,000 |
| 6. |
Charley (FL) |
2004 |
4 |
$15,820,000,000 |
| 7. |
Irene (NC/VA/MD/DE/NJ/NY/CT/VT/NH/ME) |
2011 |
1 |
$15,800,000,000 |
| 8. |
Hugo (SC) |
1989 |
4 |
$9,739,820,675 |
9. |
Rita (LA/TX) |
2005 |
3 |
$11,797,000,000 |
| 10. |
Agnes (NE U.S.) |
1972 |
1 |
$11,760,000,000 |
| 11. |
Betsy (FL/LA) |
1965 |
3 |
$11,227,000,000 |
| 12. |
Allison (TX/LA) |
2001 |
T.S. |
$10,998,000,000 |
| 13. |
Frances (FL) |
2004 |
2 |
$10,018,000,000 |
| 14. |
Camille (MS/AL) |
1969 |
5 |
$9,282,000,000 |
| 15. |
Floyd (NC) |
1999 |
4 |
$9,225,000,000 |
16. |
Jeanne (FL) |
2004 |
3 |
$8,072,000,000 |
| 17. |
Opal (NW FL/AL) |
1995 |
3 |
$7,729,000,000 |
| 18. |
Diane (NE U.S.) |
1955 |
1 |
$7,408,000,000 |
| 19. |
Frederic (AL/MS) |
1979 |
3 |
$6,571,000,000 |
| 20. |
New England |
1938 |
3 |
$6,325,000,000 |
| 21. |
Fran (NC) |
1996 |
3 |
$6,140,000,000 |
| 22. |
Isabel (NC/VA/MD) |
2003 |
2 |
$6,112,000,000 |
| 23. |
Celia (S TX) |
1970 |
3 |
$5,918,000,000 |
| 24. |
Great Atlantic Hurricane |
1944 |
3 |
$5,706,000,000 |
| 25. |
Alicia (N TX) |
1983 |
3 |
$4,569,000,000 |
| 26. |
Gustav (LA) |
2008 |
2 |
$4,347,000,000 |
| 27. |
Carol (NE U.S.) |
1954 |
3 |
$4,175,000,000 |
| 28. |
Georges (PR/MS) |
1998 |
5 |
$3,860,000,000 |
| 29. |
Juan (LA) |
1985 |
1 |
$3,238,000,000 |
| 30. |
Donna (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1960 |
4 |
$3,215,000,000 |
| 31. |
Iniki (HI) |
1992 |
4 |
$3,095,000,000 |
| 32. |
Bob (NC and NE U.S.) |
1991 |
2 |
$2,004,635,258 |
* - Adjusted to 2010 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The storms from 2011 and later are not adjusted. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) rates Hurricane Katrina's damage at $133.8 billion 2007 dollars.
This is 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 through 2010.
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