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The Costliest Hurricanes in the United States 1900-2006 (last modified May 31, 2007)

Ranked Using 2006 Inflation, Population and Wealth Normalization^L
RANK	HURRICANE	YEAR	CATEGORY	DAMAGE (Millions)^L
1	SE Florida/Alabama	1926	4	$164,839
2	N Texas (Galveston)	1900	4	104,330
3	KATRINA (SE LA, MS, AL)	2005	3	85,050
4	N Texas (Galveston)	1915	4	71,397¹
5	ANDREW (SE FL/LA)	1992	5	58,555
6	New England	1938	3	41,122
7	SW Florida	1944	3	40,621
8	SE Florida/Lake Okeechobee	1928	4	35,298
9	DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)	1960	4	28,159
10	CAMILLE (MS/LA/VA)	1969	5	22,286
11	WILMA (S FL)	2005	3	21,630
12	BETSY (SE FL/LA)	1965	3	18,749
13	DIANE (NE U.S.)	1955	1	18,073
14	AGNES (NW FL, NE U.S.)	1972	1	18,052
15	HAZEL (SC/NC)	1954	4	17,339
16	CHARLEY (SW FL)	2004	4	17,135
17	CAROL (NE U.S.)	1954	3	16,940
18	IVAN (NW FL, AL)	2004	3	16,247
19	HUGO (SC)	1989	4	16,088
20	SE Florida	1949	3	15,398
21	CARLA (N & Central TX)	1961	4	14,920
22	SE Florida/Louisiana/Alabama	1947	4	14,406
23	NE U.S.	1944	3	13,881
24	S Texas	1919	4	13,847
25	SE Florida	1945	3	12,956
26	RITA (SW LA/N TX)	2005	3	11,865
27	FREDERIC (AL/MS)	1979	3	10,781
28	FRANCES (SE FL)	2004	2	10,168
29	NC/VA	1933	2	8,603
30	DORA (NE FL)	1964	2	8,066

Notes:
¹ Damage estimate in 1915 reference is considered too high
^L Normalization reflects inflation, changes in personal wealth and coastal county population to 2005, (Pielke et al. 2007) then including an estimate to 2006 dollars by increasing totals by 5%.

Source: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-5: THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES TROPICAL CYCLONES FROM 1851 TO 2006 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS) download .doc file

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