Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes. Every one the National Weather Service has filed, by year and by state, with the deadliest and costliest.
The deadliest and costliest on the map
The deadliest and costliest hurricane (typhoon) episodes on record.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2,149
- Deaths
- 1,384
- Injuries
- 4,253
- Damage
- $168 billion
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
Deaths each year
The deadliest
Deaths from this kind of event within each episode.
- Hurricane in Louisiana, August 28 to 29, 2005Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States.
- Hurricane in Mississippi, August 28 to 29, 2005Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022Hurricane Ian formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23 and moved through the western Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic making four separate landfalls.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 10, 2018Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 2021The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Texas, September 12 to 14, 2008The eye of Hurricane Ike moved ashore in Galveston County near the city of Galveston.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, August 26 to 27, 2020A tropical wave emerged off of Africa during August 16 and then developed into a depression by the 20th. The system gradually became better organized as it passed across the Greater Antilles. It entered the Gulf of Mexico and became a hurricane on the 25th.
- Hurricane in Mississippi, August 29, 2005Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 8 to 30, 2017Monetary losses do not include insured losses. Fatalities are preliminary until the Florida Medical Examiner releases the official information. This document will be updated once released.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd caused the largest peace time evacuation in the nations history. He also caused massive record flooding across inland sections of eastern North Carolina.
- Hurricane and Storm Surge in Florida, September 9 to 11, 2017Hurricane Irma made landfall over the Lower Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with the eye crossing directly over Cudjoe Key.
- Hurricane in Florida, August 13, 2004The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
- Hurricane in Florida, September 13 to 16, 2004See the narrative on Hurricane Ivan under Alabama, Southwest, September 13-16 ,2004. Ivan will be remembered as one of the most damaging hurricanes to affect the extreme western Florida panhandle in modern history.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996Hurricane FRAN was the worst natural economic disaster to occur in North Carolina history. In the RAH county warning area along, the damage exceeded 2 billion dollars. Damage to crops, livestock, farm equipment/buildings was over 400 million.
- Hurricane in Florida, August 25 to 26, 2005A tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic from near the west coast of Africa eventually spawned the tropical cyclone that became hurricane Katrina. The tropical wave became a tropical depression near the central Bahamas late on August 22.
- Hurricane in Florida, September 15 to 16, 2004Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of September 16. Maximum sustained winds reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62 knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City.
- Hurricane in Florida, October 24, 2005Wilma was a classic October hurricane which struck South Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on October 24th, 2005. Wilma developed from a tropical depression near Jamaica, a typical source region for October tropical cyclones, on the afternoon of October 15, 2005.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Texas, August 26 to 27, 2020A tropical wave emerged off of Africa during August 16 and then developed into a depression by the 20th. The system gradually became better organized as it passed across the Greater Antilles. It entered the Gulf of Mexico and became a hurricane on the 25th.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest from the eastern tip to Cuba, reaching the extreme western coast of Grand Bahama Island during the evening of October 6 at Category 4 strength.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022A tropical depression formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23rd, then was upgraded to Tropical Storm Ian at 11 PM on September 23rd. Ian moved westward, then turned northwest on September 25th, passing just west of Jamaica and near the Cayman Islands.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 4 to 6, 1996Hurricane Fran moved onshore near Cape Fear Thursday evening (9/6) and raced north toward Raleigh cutting a swath of destruction. The Category 3 hurricane destroyed or damaged 90% of the homes in North Topsail Beach. The town hall and police station were destroyed.
- Hurricane in Guam, March 26 to 31, 2015Between the 26th and 31st of March, Typhoon Maysak moved across Chuuk and Yap|States in Micronesia. It killed four people in Chuuk Lagoon, and flattened much of Ulithi Atoll in Yap State.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Georgia, September 26 to 27, 2024Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida at 11 PM EDT. Helene moved quickly inland bringing wind gusts between 50 and 100 mph to portions of east and central Georgia.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Georgia, September 26 to 28, 2024Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 with peak winds of near 140 mph in the Florida Big |Bend just east of the Aucilla River Entrance in Taylor County, late Thursday evening September 26, |2024.
The costliest
Damage from this kind of event within each episode, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane in Louisiana, August 28 to 29, 2005
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, August 26 to 27, 2020
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 10, 2018
- Hurricane in Florida, October 24, 2005
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 2021
- Hurricane in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane in Mississippi, August 28 to 29, 2005
- Hurricane in Florida, August 13, 2004
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Texas, September 12 to 14, 2008
- Hurricane in Florida, September 4 to 5, 2004
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 25 to 27, 2024
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 10, 2018
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017
- Hurricane in Florida, September 13 to 16, 2004
- Hurricane in Guam, May 23 to 25, 2023
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 23 to 24, 2005
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, October 9 to 10, 2020
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 13 to 16, 2004
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022
- Hurricane in Texas, September 23 to 24, 2005
- Hurricane in Guam, October 24 to 25, 2018
- Hurricane in Puerto Rico, September 21 to 22, 1998
- Hurricane and Tornado in Georgia, September 25 to 27, 2024
By state
| State or waters | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 424 | 33 | 26 | $8.6 billion |
| Florida | 412 | 215 | 853 | $63 billion |
| Georgia | 349 | 14 | 91 | $6.3 billion |
| Louisiana | 335 | 877 | 7 | $45 billion |
| Mississippi | 176 | 183 | 104 | $16 billion |
| Texas | 85 | 39 | 2,512 | $14 billion |
| Alabama | 71 | 4 | 0 | $4.2 billion |
| Virginia | 69 | 5 | 4 | $695 million |
| Guam | 62 | 11 | 631 | $7.1 billion |
| Puerto Rico | 47 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 billion |
| South Carolina | 44 | 3 | 3 | $257 million |
| American Samoa | 18 | 0 | 20 | $60 million |
| Maryland | 15 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 13 | 0 | 0 | $28 million |
| Hawaii | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maine | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 0 | $8.4 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
Every kind of event
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Hail
- Flash Flood
- High Wind
- Winter Storm
- Drought
- Winter Weather
- Tornado
- Heavy Snow
- Flood
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind
- Heat
- Heavy Rain
- Strong Wind
- Excessive Heat
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Lightning
- Dense Fog
- Blizzard
- Frost/Freeze
- Ice Storm
- High Surf
- Funnel Cloud
- Wildfire
- Tropical Storm
- Waterspout
- Coastal Flood
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Debris Flow
- Hurricane (Typhoon)
- Dust Storm
- Rip Current
- Storm Surge/Tide
- Marine High Wind
- Sleet
- Avalanche
- Marine Hail
- Astronomical Low Tide
- Marine Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Freezing Fog
- Lakeshore Flood
- Dust Devil
- Marine Strong Wind
- Dense Smoke
- Marine Hurricane/Typhoon
- Volcanic Ashfall
- Seiche
- Sneakerwave
- Volcanic Ash
- Tsunami
- Marine Tropical Depression
- Marine Dense Fog
- Northern Lights
- Marine Lightning
- Hurricane
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.