Connor Groben: 10 Worst Hurricanes in the United States

  • The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane

    The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane
    The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane hit southern Mississippi and Alabama. An estimated 2,000 people were killed as the hurricane moved over the mainland US.
  • Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane
    This Category 4 storm city of Galveston, Texas. The high tides were responsible for 8,000 deaths. More than 10,000 residents were left homeless as most buildings in the city were damaged from the Hurricane
  • San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane

    San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane
    The storm first made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane. The hurricane landed near Palm Beach, Florida several days later. Inland Lake Okeechobee was hit hardest in the state. More than 2,000 people died.
  • The Great Labor Day Hurricane

    The Great Labor Day Hurricane
    The hurricane slammed the Florida Keys with wind speeds of up to 185 mph and deadly storm surges. The high winds and tides from the storm left more than 400 people dead.
  • Hurricane Camille

    Hurricane Camille
    Camille made landfall along the Mississippi Coast. estimates say the hurricane hit roughly 175 mph. The storm resulted in 256 deaths and more than $1.4 billion in damages.
  • Hurricane Andrew

    Hurricane Andrew
    Hurricane Andrew hit southern Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 165 mph. The storm made landfall in and later moved into the Gulf of Mexico to make a second landfall later on as a Category 3 storm. Andrew caused an estimated $26 billion in damage and was responsible for at 15 deaths.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    Katrina is one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history. It made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, Katrina was one of the worst storm to ever hit the US, with an estimated $170 billion in damages.
  • Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy
    Sandy was a massive storm that brought high winds and flooding in October 2012. Sandy killed 75 people in the Caribbean before heading north and to the East Coast. Sandy caused devastating storm surge and floods throughout the coasts of New York and New Jersey. The storm killed more than 100 people, left millions without power and caused more than $70 billion in damages.
  • Hurricane Harvey

    Hurricane Harvey
    Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm along the Texas coast and caused $125 billion in damage. At the storm’s peak, one-third of Houston was underwater and forced an almost 40,000 people out of their homes.
  • Hurricanes Irma, & Maria

    Hurricanes Irma, & Maria
    Puerto Rico was struck by two major hurricanes less than two weeks apart. Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, caused widespread power outages and water service issues for days. Hurricane Maria later hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane decimating the island’s already impacted infrastructure. It took nearly a year for the island to fully restore power. Officials initially said only 64 people died in the storm, the death toll was later revised to nearly 3,000 people.