The category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Galveston, Texas in 1900 was the deadliest to hit the United States, with a death toll estimated between 8,000 and 12,000. Since 1970, only one U.S. hurricane – namely Katrina, which hit in 2005 – made the ranking, with about 1,200 deaths.
The deadliest tropical cyclones and hurricanes in the United States mainland from 1851 to 2022
* Fatalities could be higher: Texas (1900): 8,000 to 12,000.
Florida (1928): 2,500 to 3,000.
Louisiana (1893): 1,100 to 1,400.
South Carolina, Georgia (1893): 1,000 to 2,000.
Audrey: more than 416.
** With offshore deaths total is approximately 600.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Hurricane Research Division). (June 1, 2023). The deadliest tropical cyclones and hurricanes in the United States mainland from 1851 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262873/deadliest-mainland-us-tropical-cyclones-and-hurricanes/
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Hurricane Research Division), The deadliest tropical cyclones and hurricanes in the United States mainland from 1851 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262873/deadliest-mainland-us-tropical-cyclones-and-hurricanes/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
The deadliest tropical cyclones and hurricanes in the United States mainland from 1851 to 2022 [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Hurricane Research Division), June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262873/deadliest-mainland-us-tropical-cyclones-and-hurricanes/
