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    l3a19
    Jul 24 2008 17:52:57

    Deadliest Atlantic Hurricanes

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