US HURRICANES THAT RESULTED IN AT LEAST $1 BILLION IN DAMAGES IN THE YEAR THEY OCCURRED
HURRICANE |
YEAR |
CATEGORY* |
UNADJUSTED COST (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS) |
Katrina |
2005 |
3 |
125.0 |
Harvey |
2017 |
4 |
125.0 |
Maria |
2017 |
4 |
90.0 |
Sandy |
2012 |
1 |
65.0 |
Irma |
2017 |
4 |
50.0 |
Ike |
2008 |
2 |
30.0 |
Andrew |
1992 |
5 |
27.0 |
Michael |
2018 |
5 |
25.0 |
Florence |
2018 |
1 |
24.0 |
Ivan |
2004 |
3 |
20.5 |
Wilma |
2005 |
3 |
19.0 |
Rita |
2005 |
3 |
18.5 |
Charley |
2004 |
4 |
16.0 |
Irene |
2011 |
1 |
13.5 |
Matthew |
2016 |
1 |
10.0 |
Frances |
2004 |
2 |
9.8 |
Hugo |
1989 |
4 |
9.0 |
Allison |
2001 |
TS |
8.5 |
Jeanne |
2004 |
3 |
7.5 |
Floyd |
1999 |
2 |
6.5 |
Georges |
1998 |
2 |
6.0 |
Gustav |
2008 |
2 |
6.0 |
Isabel |
2003 |
2 |
5.5 |
Fran |
1996 |
3 |
5.0 |
Opal |
1995 |
3 |
4.7 |
Iniki |
1992 |
4 |
3.1 |
Alicia |
1983 |
3 |
3.0 |
Isaac |
2012 |
1 |
2.8 |
Dennis |
2005 |
3 |
2.5 |
Lee |
2011 |
TS |
2.5 |
Agnes |
1972 |
1 |
2.1 |
Marilyn |
1995 |
2 |
2.1 |
Dorian |
2019 |
1 |
TBD |
Juan |
1985 |
1 |
1.5 |
Bob |
1991 |
2 |
1.5 |
Betsy |
1965 |
3 |
1.4 |
Camille |
1969 |
5 |
1.4 |
Elena |
1985 |
3 |
1.3 |
Dolly |
2008 |
2 |
1.3 |
Lili |
2002 |
1 |
1.1 |
Alberto |
1994 |
TS |
1.0 |
Bonnie |
1998 |
3 |
1.0 |
Imelda |
2019 |
TS |
TBD |
Frederick |
1979 |
3 |
1.7 |
*TS = tropical storm.
Source: Data from NOAA, National Centers for Environmental Information, “Costliest U.S. Tropical Cyclones,” October 8, 2019, https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/dcmi.pdf.
COSTLIEST US HURRICANES, BASED ON THE 2019 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTED COST
HURRICANE |
YEAR |
CATEGORY* |
ADJUSTED COST (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS) |
Katrina |
2005 |
3 |
168.8 |
Harvey |
2017 |
4 |
130.0 |
Maria |
2017 |
4 |
93.6 |
Sandy |
2012 |
1 |
73.5 |
Irma |
2017 |
4 |
52.0 |
Andrew |
1992 |
5 |
50.2 |
Ike |
2008 |
2 |
36.6 |
Ivan |
2004 |
3 |
28.5 |
Wilma |
2005 |
3 |
25.7 |
Michael |
2018 |
5 |
25.2 |
Rita |
2005 |
3 |
25.0 |
Florence |
2018 |
1 |
24.5 |
Charley |
2004 |
4 |
22.2 |
Hugo |
1989 |
4 |
19.1 |
Irene |
2011 |
1 |
15.7 |
Frances |
2004 |
2 |
13.6 |
Agnes |
1972 |
1 |
12.9 |
Allison |
2001 |
TS |
12.5 |
Betsy |
1965 |
3 |
11.5 |
Matthew |
2016 |
1 |
10.8 |
Jeanne |
2004 |
3 |
10.4 |
Floyd |
1999 |
2 |
10.1 |
Camille |
1969 |
5 |
10.0 |
Georges |
1998 |
2 |
9.5 |
Fran |
1996 |
3 |
8.3 |
Opal |
1995 |
3 |
8.0 |
Diane |
1955 |
1 |
8.0 |
Alicia |
1983 |
3 |
7.9 |
Isabel |
2003 |
2 |
7.7 |
Gustav |
2008 |
2 |
7.3 |
Celia |
1970 |
3 |
6.1 |
Frederick |
1979 |
3 |
6.0 |
Iniki |
1992 |
4 |
5.8 |
Long Island Express |
1938 |
3 |
5.6 |
Great Atlantic Hurricane |
1944 |
3 |
5.1 |
Carol |
1954 |
3 |
4.4 |
Marilyn |
1995 |
2 |
3.6 |
Juan |
1985 |
1 |
3.6 |
Dennis |
2005 |
3 |
3.4 |
Donna |
1960 |
4 |
3.4 |
Elena |
1985 |
3 |
3.2 |
Isaac |
2012 |
1 |
3.1 |
*TS = tropical storm.
Source: Data from NOAA, National Centers for Environmental Information, “Costliest U.S. Tropical Cyclones,” October 8, 2019, https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/dcmi.pdf.