Template:Deadliest United States hurricanes
| Deadliest United States hurricanes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Fatalities |
| 1 | 4 "Galveston" | 1900 | 8,000–12,000 |
| 2 | 4 "San Ciriaco" | 1899 | 3,400 |
| 3 | 4 Maria | 2017 | 2,981 |
| 4 | 5 "Okeechobee" | 1928 | 2,823 |
| 5 | 4 "Cheniere Caminada" | 1893 | 2,000 |
| 6 | 3 Katrina | 2005 | 1,392 |
| 7 | 3 "Sea Islands" | 1893 | 1,000–2,000 |
| 8 | 3 "Indianola" | 1875 | 771 |
| 9 | 4 "Florida Keys" | 1919 | 745 |
| 10 | 2 "Georgia" | 1881 | 700 |
| Reference: NOAA, GWU[1][2][nb 1] | |||
Template documentationReferences
- ^ Blake, Eric S; Landsea, Christopher W; Gibney, Ethan J; National Climatic Data Center; National Hurricane Center (August 10, 2011). The deadliest, costliest and most intense United States tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2010 (and other frequently requested hurricane facts) (PDF) (NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS NHC-6). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 47. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Ascertainment of the Estimated Excess Mortality from Hurricane María in Puerto Rico" (PDF). Milken Institute of Public Health. August 27, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ The storm category color indicates the intensity of the hurricane when landfalling in the U.S.