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Great Hurricane of 1780
The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, as well as the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere. An estimated 22,000 people died in its wake. -
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
When its fury finally abated, at least 8,000 people were dead, 3,600 buildings were destroyed, and damage estimates exceeded $20 million ($700 million in today's dollars). To this day, the 1900 Galveston hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in the nation's history. -
Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States at the time, causing an estimated $2.1 billion in damage. The hurricane's death toll was 128. The effects of Agnes were widespread, from the Caribbean to Canada, with much of the east coast of the United States affected. -
Hurricane Mitch
The second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. -
Hurricane Floyd
A very powerful Cape Verde hurricane which struck the Bahamas and the East Coast of the United States. -
Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel was the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Mitch, and the deadliest, costliest, and most intense hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. -
Hurricane Ike
A powerful tropical cyclone that swept through portions of the Greater Antilles and Northern America in September 2008. -
Hurricane Irene
A large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was an extremely destructive and strong Atlantic hurricane of late October 2012. It was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spanning 1,150 miles. -
Hurricane Ian
A deadly and extremely destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, which was the third-costliest weather disaster on record.