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FACTBOX-The deadliest, costliest hurricanes
(Reuters) - Seven of the 10 costliest hurricanes to strike the United States occurred in 2004 and 2005:
The 10 costliest U.S. hurricanes
NAME YEAR CATEGORY DAMAGE
1. Katrina 2005 3 $81 billion
2. Andrew 1992 5 $26.5 billion
3. Wilma 2005 3 $20.6 billion
4. Charley 2004 4 $15 billion
5. Ivan 2004 3 $14.2 billion
6. Rita 2005 3 $11.3 billion
7. Frances 2004 2 $ 8.9 billion
8. Hugo 1989 4 $ 7 billion
9. Jeanne 2004 3 $ 6.9 billion
10. Allison 2001 Tropical Storm $ 5 billion
The 10 deadliest U.S. hurricanes (Most of the deadliest hurricanes occurred before they started being named in 1953)
NAME YEAR CATEGORY TOLL
1. (Galveston, Tx) 1900 4 8,000
2. (Lake Okeechobee, Fla) 1928 4 2,500
3. Katrina 2005 3 1,500
4. (Cheniere Caminanda, La) 1893 4 1,100-1,400
5. (Sea Islands, SC, Ga) 1893 3 1,000-2,000
6. (Ga, SC) 1881 2 700
7. Audrey 1957 4 416
8. (Florida Keys, Fla) 1935 5 408
9. (Last Island, La) 1856 4 400
10. (Miami, Pensacola, Fla) 1926 4 372
Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center
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