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418,500 US Citizens were killed during WW2.
Hurricane Wilma
The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed more than 27,500 peopleHurricane Mitch of 1998 killed at least 18,974 may have been as high as 21,000The "Galveston" Hurricane killed an estimated 8,000 - 12,000 people in 1900
In terms of dollars; Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans, Louisiana cost more money (billions of dollars) than any other hurricane. It killed around 2,000 people. In terms of lives; the Galveston Texas Hurricane that hit on Sept. 8, 1900 killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people. Officially it killed 8,000 people. The Galveston Texas Hurricane killed more Americans than any other natural disaster. More Americans were killed on Sept. 8, 1900 than any other 24 day in the history of the USA.
As of January 22, 2009, NOAA reports that Hurricane Gustav was directly responsible for the following deaths:[Total - 112] USA - 11 (Louisiana 7, Florida 4) Haiti - 77 Jamaica - 15 Dominican Republic - 8 At sea deaths - 1
No. Hurricane Andrew is nowhere near being the deadliest hurricane. Andrew killed 26 people directly and led to additional 39 indirect deaths. The deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. was the Galveston hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 8,000 people and possibly as many as 1,200. The deadliest known Atlantic hurricane was the Great hurricane of 1780 with at least 22,000 fatalities. The deadliest tropical cyclone (generic term for hurricane, typhoon, etc.) on record was the Bhola cyclone of 1970, which killed at least 300,000 people.
813 houses overall were destroyed.
The hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900 killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people. The offical death toll is 8,000. Katrina that hit Lousiana killed around 1,800 people.
The deadliest hurricane on record, the Great Hurricane of 1780, killed over 27,000 people in the Caribbean. The deadliest tropical cyclone in the world (generic word for hurricanes, typhoons, or similar storms) was the Bhola Cyclone of 1970 which struck Bangladesh with a death toll estimated at 300,000 to 500,000.
Jose is another hurricane behind Irma. It most likely will not hit the US but will go out into the Atlantic.
The National Hurricane Center, or NHC, is the agency that monitors hurricanes. All other US weather agencies receive their information from them.
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