Monday, December 20 1999

10 deadliest U.S. hurricanes since 1900



  • 1. Galveston, Texas (1900): Category 4, killed more than 8,000.

  • 2. Lake Okeechobee (1928): Category 4, killed 1,836.

  • 3. Florida Keys, south Texas (1919): Category 4, killed 600, mostly lost on ships at sea.

  • 4. New England (1938): Category 3, killed 600.

  • 5. Florida Keys (1935): Category 5, killed 408.

  • 6. Hurricane Audrey, southwest Louisiana, north Texas (1957): Category 4, killed 390.

  • 7. Northeast United States (1944): Category 3, killed 390, most lost on ships at sea.

  • 8. Grand Isle, La. (1909): Category 4, killed 350.

  • 9. New Orleans, La. (1915): Category 4, killed 275.

  • 10. Galveston, Texas (1915): Category 4, killed 275.

Source: National Hurricane Center



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