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RANKING HURRICANE YEAR CATEGORY DEATHS 1. TX (Galveston) 1900 4 8000+ 2. FL (Lake Okeechobee) 1928 4 1836 3. FL (Keys)/S. TX 1919 4 600# 4. NEW ENGLAND 1938 3* 600 5. FL (Keys) 1935 5 408 6. AUDREY (SW LA/N TX) 1957 4 390 7. NE U.S. 1944 3* 390@ 8. LA (Grand Isle) 1909 4 350 9. LA (New Orleans) 1915 4 275 10. TX (Galveston) 1915 4 275 11. CAMILLE (MS/LA) 1969 5 256 12. FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola 1926 4 243 13. DIANE (NE U.S.) 1955 1 184 14. SE FL 1906 2 164 15. MS/AL/Pensacola 1906 3 134 16. AGNES (NE U.S.) 1972 1 122 17. HAZEL (SC/NC) 1954 4* 95 18. BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) 1965 3 75 19. CAROL (NE U.S.) 1954 3* 60 20. SE FL/LA/MS 1947 4 51 21. DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) 1960 4 50 22. GA/SC/NC 1940 2 50 23. CARLA (TX) 1961 4 46 24. TX (Velasco) 1909 3 41 25. TX (Freeport) 1932 4 40 26. S TX 1933 3 40 27. HILDA (LA) 1964 3 38 28. SW LA 1918 3 34 29. SW FL 1910 3 30 30. ALBERTO (NW FL/GA/AL) 1994 TS& 30 ADDENDUM (Pre-1900 or not Atlantic/Gulf Coast): 2. LA 1893 Unk 2000 2-3. SC/GA 1893 Unk 1000-2000 3. GA/SC 1881 Unk 700 9. San Felipe (Puerto Rico) 1928 4 312 13. U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico 1932 2 225 17. DONNA (St. Thomas, VI) 1960 4 107 24. Southern California 1939 TS& 45 24. ELOISE (Puerto Rico) 1975 TS& 44 + - May actually been as high as 10,000 to 12,000. # - Over 500 of these lost on ships at sea; 600-900 estimated deaths. * - Moving more than 30 miles an hour. @ - Some 344 of these lost on ships at sea. & - Only of Tropical Storm intensity. Unk - Intensity not sufficiently known to establish category. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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