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This is a list of the costliest Atlantic hurricanes, with US$1 billion in property damage, broadly capturing the severity of the damage each tropical cyclone has caused. The list includes tropical storms, a tropical cyclone with a peak 1-minute maximum sustained wind in the range of 39–73 mph (63–118 km/h), placing them below the 74 mph ...
English: Variwide (variable-width) bar chart showing number of U.S. hurricanes, cost per hurricane, and total cost per decade, organized by decade starting in 1980 Source of data for this graphic: Philbrick, Ian Pasad; Wu, Ashley, (2 December 2022). "Population Growth Is Making Hurricanes More Expensive". The New York Times.
It was an expensive hurricane, causing extensive damage to Tyndall Air Force Base, as well as U.S. fighter jets, which cost $6 billion to replace. Darwin Brandis/istockphoto. Hurricane Florence.
Hurricane Helene, which struck the US, Cuba and Mexico in September, caused at least $55bn in losses as well as 232 fatalities. Floods in China caused a loss of $15.6bn and claimed 315 lives.
The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of total storms took place in 2020, with 30 documented. The storm count for the 2020 season also includes fourteen hurricanes, of which seven strengthened to major hurricane status. On the converse, the least active season on record in terms of total storms took place in 1914. The ...
A new report estimates total economic and damage loss from the Atlantic hurricane season at a shocking $500 billion ... cost between $28 and $32 billion. Hurricane Debby, which also struck Florida ...
Costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes [1] [2] [nb 1] Rank Hurricane Season Damage 1 3 Katrina: 2005: $125 billion 4 Harvey: 2017: 3 4 Helene: 2024: $120 billion 4 4 Ian: 2022: $113 billion 5 4 Maria: 2017: $90 billion 6 3 Milton: 2024: $85 billion 7 4 Ida: 2021: $75 billion 8 ET Sandy: 2012: $65 billion 9 4 Irma: 2017: $52.1 billion 10 2 Ike: 2008
Hurricane Milton, which ripped through Florida in early October, has caused between $160 billion and $180 billion in economic loss and total damage so far, according to the analysis.