The Five Most Costly Hurricanes In U.S. History

In this article I will give a brief overview of the five most costly hurricanes and devistating seen in the United States.

First Hurricane Katrina (LA, MI, AL) 2005 Category 5, estimated $ 76 billion damage

Who could forget the deadly and destructive storms in American history took place in the 2005 hurricane season? This was flooded up to 80% of large coastal cities, and died in 1604 people making it one of the deadliest in history .. This category 5 storm hit Louisiana and consists of more damage.

2. (FL, LA) 1992, a Category 5 damage estimated $ 45 billion

Another grave was Hurricane Andrew, which began with the removal of South Florida and raging through the Miami area Andrew, made its way across Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, where it fed the hot water before hitting Louisiana with renewed strength. After Katrina, the second from complete destruction. Fortunately, the death toll was relatively low because of the damage it causes.

3rd Hurricane Charley (SW FL) 2004 Category 4 damage estimated $ 15.4 billion

The third major natural disaster, when it comes to hurricanes Charley, who went ashore in Florida, August 13, 2004, just north of Fort Myers with winds of up to 150 mph. Charley was the second tropical storm to hit Florida the day Tropical Storm Bonnie struck the northern enclave, near Apalachicola. Storm loosely followed the path of Interstate-4 before leaving the country near Daytona Beach. The storm then moved up the East Coast of the United States before departure. Ten died in the United States were attributed to Charley.

4. Hurricane Ivan (AL, FL NW) 2004 Category 3 damage estimated $ 17.7 billion

Other hurricane that took the life of about 92 people, and the winds blowing at a speed of 130 km / h is Ivan, who made his first Landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, and moved northeast through the southern United States. Ivan then looped around and came back through Florida to cross the Gulf of Mexico for the second time and moved it to hit Louisiana and Texas. Although its way through Florida, the storm caused several tornadoes tore off a large number of cities with each other and resulted in 14 deaths.

5. Hurricane Hugo (SC, NC) 1989 Class 2, estimated damage $ 15.6 billion

September 21, 1989, was another unfortunate day in the history of hurricanes, which began making landfall in South Carolina and moving in a northerly direction to the raging across North Carolina, Hugo was the One of the most destructive in the file. Around 70-100 people had died in the storm and the actual number can not be determined because there were several mass graves dug on St. Croix and accurate records were not kept. Hardest hit were the coastal areas of South Carolina.