2009 Hurricane Guide on 955thebeat.com

The Deadliest Hurricanes in the United States 1900-Present
(last modified May 31, 2007)

RANK	HURRICANE	YEAR	CATEGORY	DEATHS
1	TX (Galveston)	1900	4	8000^a
2	FL (SE/Lake Okeechobee)	1928	4	2500^b
3	KATRINA(SE LA/MS)	2005	3	1500
4	LA (Cheniere Caminanda)	1893	4	1100-1400^c
5	SC/GA (Sea Islands)	1893	3	1000-2000^d
6	GA/SC	1881	2	700
7	AUDREY (SW LA/N TX)	1957	4	416^h
8	FL (Keys)	1935	5	408
9	LA (Last Island)	1856	4	400^e
10	FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola	1926	4	372
11	LA (Grand Isle)	1909	3	350
12	FL (Keys)/S TX	1919	4	287^j
13	LA (New Orleans)	1915	4	275^e
13	TX (Galveston)	1915	4	275
15	New England	1938	3	256
15	CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA)	1969	5	256
17	DIANE (NE U.S.)	1955	1	184
18	GA, SC, NC	1898	4	179
19	TX	1875	3	176
20	SE FL	1906	3	164
21	TX (Indianola)	1886	4	150
22	MS/AL/Pensacola	1906	2	134
23	FL, GA, SC	1896	3	130
24	AGNES (FL/NE U.S.)	1972	1	122^f
25	HAZEL (SC/NC)	1954	4	95
26	BETSY (SE FL/SE LA)	1965	3	75
27	Northeast U.S.	1944	3	64^g
28	CAROL (NE U.S.)	1954	3	60
29	FLOYD (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.)	1999	2	56
30	NC	1883	2	53
31	SE FL/SE LA/MS	1947	4	51
32	NC, SC	1899	3	50^h,i
32	GA/SC/NC	1940	2	50
32	DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)	1960	4	50
35	LA	1860	2	47^h
36	NC, VA	1879	3	46^h,j
36	CARLA (N & Central TX)	1961	4	46
38	TX (Velasco)	1909	3	41
38	ALLISON (SE TX)	2001	TS^k	41
40	Mid-Atlantic	1889	none^l	40^h,j
40	TX (Freeport)	1932	4	40
40	S TX	1933	3	40
43	HILDA (LA)	1964	3	38
44	SW LA	1918	3	34
45	SW FL	1910	3	30
45	ALBERTO (NW FL, GA, AL)	1994	TS^k	30
47	SC, FL	1893	3	28^m
48	New England	1878	2	27^h,n
48	Texas	1886	2	27^h
50	FRAN (NC)	1996	3	26
51	LA	1926	3	25
51	CONNIE (NC)	1955	3	25
51	IVAN (NW FL, AL)	2004	3	25

Notes:
^a Could be as high as 12,000
^b Could be as high as 3000
^c Total including offshore losses near 2000
^d August
^e Total including offshore losses is 600
^f No more than
^g Total including offshore losses is 390
^h At least
ⁱ Puerto Rico 1899 and NC, SC 1899 are the same storm
^j Could include some offshore losses
^k Only of Tropical Storm intensity.
^l Remained offshore
^m Mid-October
ⁿ Four deaths at shoreline or just offshore
^o Possibly a total from two hurricanes

Source: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-5: THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES TROPICAL CYCLONES FROM 1851 TO 2006 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS) download .doc file

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