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Costliest U.S. Hurricanes

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:48:26 +0000

Hurricane Ike blew through the Texas Coast in the fall of 2008 and became one of the costliest storms ever to hit U.S. soil.

From Weather Underground, here’s a list of the most expensive hurricanes in American history:

Hurricane	Year	Category Storm	Cost
Katrina	2005	3	$81,000,000,000
Andrew	1992	5	$34,954,825,000
Wilma	2005	3	$20,600,000,000
Ike	2008	2	$16,200,000,000
Charley	2004	4	$14,000,000,000
Ivan	2004	3	$13,000,000,000
Rita	2005	3	$10,000,000,000
Hugo	1989	4	$9,739,820,675
Frances	2004	2	$8,860,000,000
Agnes	1972	1	$8,602,500,000

To see more about these, and to check out the rest of the list of most expensive hurricanes ever, visit Weather Underground.

Deadliest U.S. Hurricanes

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:37:18 +0000

With hurricane season upon us again, memories of Katrina and Rita are far too fresh along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Ike threatens to be the latest storm to wreak havoc on the region, forcing residents to assess evacuation plans and make tough choices.

Which are the deadliest hurricanes of all time?

Weather Underground compiled a list of 30. Here are the Top 10, with year, states most affected, and number of deaths reported:

1. Great Galveston (TX) Hurricane (1900): 6,000-8,000

2. Lake Okeechobee (FL) Hurricane (1928): 2,800

3. Katrina (LA, MS, FL, GA, AL) (2005): 1,833

4. Cheniere Caminanda (LA) (1893): 1,100-1,400

5. Sea Islands (SC, GA) (1983): 1,000-2,000

6. GA/SC (1881): 700

7. Great Labor Day Hurricane (FL Keys) (1935): 408

7. Last Island (LA) (1856): 400

9. Audrey (SW LA/N TX) (1957): 390

10. LA (Grand Isle) (1909): 350

To find out more about these, and to see the rest of the list, visit Weather Underground.

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Worst U.S. Natural Disasters

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:24:37 +0000

Plan as we might, man is usually at a competitive disadvantage when the planet does its worst.

Earthquakes strike, seemingly out of nowhere. Tornadoes spin off from sudden storms. Rivers rise, levees fail, and cities and towns flood.

Hurricane Katrina reminded us of man’s fragile state in 2005, and the floods that drenched Iowa in the summer of 2008 brought home the point again.

What are the worst natural disasters ever on U.S. soil? LiveScience took a stab at assembing a list. They settled on 10.

Here are the bottom 5:

10. Tri-State Tornado, March 18, 1925

9. Peshtigo Fire, October 8, 1871

8. Johnstown Flood, May 31, 1889

7. Heat Wave of 1988, Summer of 1988

6. Heat Wave of 1980, Summer of 1980

To read about these disasters, and to find out about the rest, visit LiveScience.