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The Southeastern United States, extending from South Florida to Louisiana and areas inland, was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina, which caused many deaths and billions in damages. After developing on August 23, Katrina made landfall near the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds on August 25.
Hurricane Katrina was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $125 billion in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area. It is tied with Hurricane Harvey as being the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin.
August 29, 2021 - Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, the same day as the 16th anniversary of Katrina making landfall in the state. 33 people were killed and at least $18 billion in insured damage was inflicted across the state.
Hurricane Michael. Year: 2018. Death Toll: 59. Financial Impact: ~$25 billion. Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5, making it one of the strongest hurricanes to make ...
People in socially vulnerable counties have accounted for the vast majority of deaths from hurricanes in the U.S. over the past 30 years, according to a wide-ranging study that drew on decades of ...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
The storm is now the deadliest since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 ((AP Photo/Mike Stewart)) In 2022, Hurricane Ian was responisble for 156 deaths across Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Hurricane Ian was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. 2022 Hurricane: 25 ≥$5.88 billion Hurricane Fiona: Puerto Rico: 2022 Flood: 44 $1.2 billion (Kentucky and Missouri only) [3] July–August 2022 United States floods: Greater St. Louis, Central Appalachia, Southern and Southwestern ...