Top 10 Most Disastrous Hurricanes In the U.S.

The Top Ten
1 Hurricane Katrina (2005)

This isn't a subjective topic, this is objective and for now: N.O. Hurricane has came even close to Katrina in terms of "disastrous."
It costed 30 more billion dollars than Sandy, and Sandy was just the 2nd most costliest. And although it's behind Galveston and Okeechobee is terms of lives cost, the fact how Katrina was in the 21st century makes it seem more deadlier. (Imagine Katrina replacing Galveston in 1900, might've been at least 15,000 deaths)

People said Irma is better but is not but Katrina did more damage

The only tropical cyclone in world history to cause more than $100B and more than 1,000 deaths

2 Hurricane Harvey (2017)

My comments are the two that relate to each other. Now harvey has gone down to 125 billion dollars, as much as Katrina, making them both the costliest tropical cyclones ever.

My other comment is in the top. What I meant to say was did you know that new research ( not so new anymore) says that Harvey caused 196 BILLION dollars. Exude my past grammar

Did you know new erase arch says its 186 BILLION dollars! That's almost double of katrina

Harvey was the Katrina of 2017.

3 Hurricane Andrew (1992)
4 Hurricane Maria (2017)

This is the true Katrina of the decade, all of Puerto Rico got hit and lost power, floods occurred and trees and buildings were damaged, and lot of people are dying, and it is just unbelievable what would happen.

In my opinion this is WAY WAY worse than katrina because even know katrina did the most damage (sike it was harvey) on an island 100 billion dollars! an worse landslides occured and almost 3000 died prayers for puerto rico and all puerto rico got demolished.

Almost as bad damage as Katrina, but WAY more deaths! You can replace a house but not a human life. This is why this is first.

If it wasn't for that eyewall replacement cycle, Puerto Rico would probably be in worse shape then it is now.

5 Hurricane Sandy (2012)

Having gone through the whole week this monster crash-coursed right into my state, this thing was insane. Easily knocked out my power, tons of homes flooded, and funny enough, it was actually the biggest ever tropical cyclone in the Atlantic.

It hit Seaside Heights and Toms River NJ, where my uncle lives. Thank goodness he was OK.

6 Hurricane Irma (2017)

I'm just staring at the pictures of this hurricane as it is nearing Florida and I'm just like; "that is the HUGEST hurricane (how many miles wide/in diameter) I've ever seen out of ALL of the pictured hurricanes EVER. It is a bit bigger than the state of TEXAS."

Just hit Florida today. My aunt and her son which live in Miami are staying and my second cousin and his mom and dad are in Tampa and are staying! I am praying for them

Its coming for us

Harvey times 100

7 Galveston Hurricane (1900)

This should be at the top, since it was 1900 and people couldn't do much to prepare for it, plus all the people the Galveston Hurricane killed.

Much worse than Sandy

8 Hurricane Camille (1969)
9 Hurricane Michael (2018)
10 Hurricane Ida (2021)
The Contenders
11 Hurricane Ike (2008)

This hurricane bashed into my city of Houston at nighttime head on, there sounded as if there were tornadoes everywhere, and (as always throughout history of humans) go crazy with, "oh no! The world is ending! " Crap. Just as it is with hurricane Harvey right now. I'm having to work during it. And during Ike, I'm just sitting in my candlelight room very calmly writing stories of terror.

12 Hurricane Florence (2018)
13 Hurricane Wilma (2005)
14 The Great Miami Hurricane (1926)
15 Hurricane Charley (2004)
16 Hurricane David (1979)
17 Galveston Hurricane (1915)
18 The Great New England Hurricane (1938)
19 Hurricane Ivan (2004)
20 Cuba-Florida Hurricane (1944)
21 Hurricane Donna (1960)
22 Hurricane Frances (2004)
23 Labor Day Hurricane (1935)

It killed 423 people & was a category 5 with 185 mph 1-minute sustained winds. It costs $100M U.S. making it Florida's costliest Hurricane since Camille in 1969. It hit the Bahamas as well.

24 Hurricane Hugo (1989)
25 Hurricane Ian (2022)

It wasn't the most powerful storm, but it was unlike anything else Florida experienced. It set record setting 15' storm surges, strong winds & massive rainfall, all leading to severe flash floods & unbelievable damage never seen before in Florida. It's effect in Cuba led to a blackout all over the island. It killed more people than any storm in Florida since Labor Day 1935 & it was said to be a 1 in 500 year flooding event. It was much more widespread than most hurricanes & drifted more slowly than usual (just over 8 mph). It might become as memorable for America as Katrina, Harvey & Maria.

I heard on the news about what Ian did. I immediatly said a prayer for everyone there. Good Luck Everyone!

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