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Hurricane facts & figures

The deadliest hurricanes to hit the U.S.

Hurricane	Year	Cat.	Deaths
Texas	1900	4	6000+
Florida	1928	4	1836
Florida, Texas	1919	4	600#
New England	1938	3+	600
Florida	1935	5	408
Audrey	1957	4	390
Northeast	1944	3+	390
Louisiana	1909	4	350
Louisiana	1915	4	275
Texas	1915	4	275
Camille	1969	5	256
Florida	1926	4	243
Diane	1955	1	184
Florida	1906	2	164
Miss., Ala., Fla.	1906	3	134
Agnes	1972	1	122
Hazel	1954	4+	95
Betsy	1965	3	75
Carol	1954	3+	60
Fla., La., Miss.	1947	4	51
Donna	1960	4	50
Ga., S.C., N.C.	1940	2	50
Carla	1961	4	46
Texas	1909	3	41
Texas	1932	4	40
Texas	1933	3	40
Hilda	1964	3	38
Louisiana	1918	3	34
Florida	1910	3	30
Connie	1955	3	25
Louisiana	1926	3	25
+Moving more than 30 miles per hour; @ Some 345 of these lost on ships at sea; # More than 500 of these lost on ships at sea; 600-900 estimated deaths.