It depends on what it is classified on the Fujita scale, but usually, a bunch of damage is caused. It can't occur unless it is in or near water, anyways.
Water was in the tunnnels
Hurricane Ike cause about $37.6 billion in damage.
Damage from Hurricane Sandy is estimated to be at least $65 billion.
A hurricane affects a much wider area while a tornado can cause more severe damage in a small area.
Catastrophic damage
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Yes. A hurricane affects a much larger area than a tornado and so will likely cause more damage overall. Tornado damage is generally more severe than hurricane damage, but it is limited to a small area. There have been far more hurricanes than tornadoes that have caused more than $1 billion in damage.
Hurricane Fran caused about $1.6 billion dollars of damage.
Preliminary estimates suggest that damage from Hurricane Joaquin comes to at least $60 million.
total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD) Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Betsy was a category 4 hurricane that hit the American Gulf Coast in 1965. The estimated damage was over 1 million dollars.
None. Hurricane Sandy was in 2012, not in the 1900s. In 2012, Sandy cost at least $65 billion from the damage it caused.