Hurricane Katrina, which hit Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi in 2005, was the deadliest hurricane recorded in mainland United States since 1951. It had a death toll of nearly 1,400 fatalities. Meanwhile, hurricane Helene, which hit the Southeastern United States in September 2024, was the second deadliest to make landfall in the continental U.S. this century.
Deadliest hurricanes in the United States from 1951 to 2024
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USA Today. (October 4, 2024). Deadliest hurricanes in the United States from 1951 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356183/deadliest-us-hurricanes-since-1980/
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