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Radar image of Hurricane Alice (1954–55), the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to span two calendar years at hurricane strength. Climatologically speaking, approximately 97 percent of tropical cyclones that form in the North Atlantic develop between June 1 and November 30 – dates which delimit the modern-day Atlantic hurricane season.
In recent years, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which resulted in at least 22,000 fatalities.
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey in the northern Gulf Coast of the United States [5] Costliest tropical cyclone season: ≥$294.803 billion (2017 USD) in damages during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season: April 19, 2017 – November 9, 2017: North Atlantic Ocean [6] Deadliest tropical cyclone: c. 500,000+ fatalities: November 12, 1970
The deadliest hurricanes, based on National Hurricane Center information, are listed below by their rank, name, year and number of deaths. Katrina - 2005, 1,392 Audrey - 1957, 416
What happened: Ranked as the deadliest storm since 1950, Katrina is tied with Hurricane Harvey as the costliest Atlantic hurricane on record, according to the National Hurricane Center. The ...
The Great Hurricane of 1780 [2] [1] [3] was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere.An estimated 22,000 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through the islands from October 10 to October 16. [4]
What happened: Ranked as the deadliest storm since 1950, Katrina is tied with Hurricane Harvey as the costliest Atlantic hurricane on record, according to the National Hurricane Center. The ...
List of Atlantic hurricane seasons; List of Atlantic hurricane records; List of Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes; List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes; List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes