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Deadliest Hurricanes In The U.S.
The deadliest hurricanes to hit the continental United States 1851-2010, listed by name or nickname, location, year, category and number of deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean were first named in 1950. Categories range from 1, the least severe, to 5, the most severe.
| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Category | Deaths |
| 1 | Galveston, Texas | 1900 | 4 | 8,000 |
| 2 | Florida (SE/Lake Okeechobee) | 1928 | 4 | 2,500 |
| 3 | Katrina (SE Louisiana / Mississippi) | 2005 | 3 | 1,500 |
| 4 | Louisiana (Cheniere Caminanda) | 1893 | 4 | 1,100-1,400 |
| 5 | South Carolina/Georgia (Sea Islands) | 1893 | 3 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 6 | Georgia/South Carolina | 1881 | 2 | 700 |
| 7 | Audrey (SW Louisiana / N Texas) | 1957 | 4 | 416 |
| 8 | Florida Keys | 1935 | 5 | 408 |
| 9 | Louisiana (Last Island) | 1856 | 4 | 400 |
| 10 | Miami, Florida | 1926 | 4 | 372 |
| 11 | Louisiana (Grand Isle) | 1909 | 3 | 350 |
| 12 | Florida Keys / S Texas | 1919 | 4 | 287 |
| 13 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
| 13 | Galveston, Texas | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
| 15 | New England | 1938 | 3 | 256 |
| 15 | Camille (Mississippi / SE Louisiana) | 1969 | 5 | 256 |
| 17 | Diane (NE United States) | 1955 | 1 | 184 |
| 18 | Georgia / South Carolina / North Carolina | 1898 | 4 | 179 |
| 19 | Texas | 1875 | 3 | 176 |
| 20 | SE Florida | 1906 | 3 | 164 |
Source: National Hurricane Center
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