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