Costliest U.S. Hurricanes

National Hurricane Center Publication: The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 - Present

	The 30 Costliest U.S. Hurricanes

Rank:	Name:	Year:	Category:	Damage (U.S.)*:
1.	Katrina (LA/MS/AL/SE FL)	2005	3	$81,000,000,000
2.	Andrew (SE FL/SE LA)	1992	5	$34,954,825,000
3.	Wilma (FL)	2005	3	$20,600,000,000
4.	Ike (TX/LA/MS)	2008	2	$18,000,000,000
5.	Charley (FL)	2004	4	$14,000,000,000
6.	Ivan (FL/AL)	2004	3	$13,000,000,000
7.	Rita (LA/TX)	2005	3	$10,000,000,000
8.	Hugo (SC)	1989	4	$9,739,820,675
9.	Frances (FL)	2004	2	$8,860,000,000
10.	Agnes (NE U.S.)	1972	1	$8,602,500,000
11.	Betsy (FL/LA)	1965	3	$8,516,866,023
12.	Jeanne (FL)	2004	3	$6,500,000,000
13.	Camille (MS/AL)	1969	5	$6,992,441,549
14.	Georges (PR/MS)	1998	5	$6,300,000,000
15.	Allison (TX/LA)	2001	T.S.	$5,000,000,000
16.	Diane (NE U.S.)	1955	1	$5,540,676,187
17.	Frederic (AL/MS)	1979	3	$4,965,327,332
18.	New England	1938	3	$4,748,580,000
19.	Floyd (NC)	1999	4	$4,666,817,360
20.	Gustav (LA)	2008	2	$3,800,000,000
21.	Fran (NC)	1996	3	$3,670,400,000
22.	Opal (NW FL/AL)	1995	3	$3,520,596,085
23.	Alicia (N TX)	1983	3	$3,421,660,182
24.	Isabel (NC/VA/MD)	2003	2	$3,370,000,000
25.	Carol (NE U.S.)	1954	3	$3,134,443,557
26.	Carla (TX)	1961	4	$2,550,580,095
27.	Juan (LA)	1985	1	$2,418,795,844
28.	Donna (FL/Eastern U.S.)	1960	4	$2,407,888,443
29.	Dennis (NW FL)	2005	3	$2,300,000,000
30.	Iniki (HI)	1992	?	$2,190,600,000
31.	Celia (S TX)	1970	3	$2,015,663,203
32.	Elena (MS/AL/NW FL)	1985	3	$2,015,663,203
33.	Bob (NC and NE U.S.)	1991	2	$2,004,635,258
34.	Hazel (SC/NC)	1954	4	$1,910,582,732
35.	Marilyn (Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico)	1995	3	$1,624,110,320
36.	Miami Hurricane of 1926	1926	4	$1,738,042,353

* - Adjusted to 2000 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The storms from 2004 and later are not adjusted.

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 in December, 2004.

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