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SOME OF THE WORST HURRICANES THAT
HAVE HIT THE UNITED STATES
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GALVESTON HURRICANE 1990
• The storm reached the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8, it was a Category 4 hurricane.
• Storm tides of 8 to 15 feet.
• 6,000 to 12,000 deaths and cost $30 million.
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HURRICANE HAZEL 1954
• On October 15, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the North Carolina-South Carolina border.
• Responsible for 95 deaths and $281 million in damage in the United States, 100 deaths and $100 million in damage in Canada, and an estimated 400 to 1000 deaths in Haiti.
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HURRICANE CAMILLE 1969
• Made landfall along the Mississippi coast late on the August 17th as a Category 5.
• The combination of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 256 deaths (143 on the Gulf Coast and 113 in the Virginia floods) and $1.421 billion in damage.
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HURRICANE HUGO 1989
• Hugo made landfall just north of Charleston, South Carolina on September 22 as a Category 4.
• Responsible for 21 deaths in the mainland United States. Damage estimates are $7 billion in the mainland United States.
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HURRICANE ANDREW 1992
• Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across south Florida on August 24.
• Andrew moved to the central Louisiana coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane.
• Andrew is responsible for 23 deaths in the United States and caused $26.5 billion in damage in the United States.
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HURRICANE OPAL 1995
• Opal was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida late on the 4th of August.
• Opal was responsible for 9 deaths in the United States, including 8 from falling trees and one from a tornado and cause $3 billion.
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HURRICANE FLOYD 1999
• Floyd made landfall near the center of the North Carolina coast near Cape Fear on September 16 as a Category 2 hurricane.
• It caused heavy rainfall and flooding to a large area.
• Caused 3 to 6 billion dollars in damage and 56 deaths.
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HURRICANE ISABEL 2003
• Isabel’s large eye pushed ashore just after the noon hour on September 18th near Drum Inlet along North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
• The most intense hurricane of the 2003 season directly resulted in 17 deaths and more than 3 billion dollars in damages. The large wind field toppled trees and cut power to more than four million customers.
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HURRICANE CHARLY 2004• Charley made landfall with
maximum winds near 150 m.p.h. on the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island.
• Charley produced 16 tornadoes in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.
• The total U. S. damage is estimated to be near $15 billion, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history.
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HURRICANE KATRINA 2005• Katrina made landfall near
Buras, Louisiana August 29 with maximum winds estimated at 125 mph (Category 3).
• Katrina is responsible for approximately 1200 reported deaths, including about 1000 in Louisiana and 200 in Mississippi.
• The surge overtopped and breached levees in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
• The dollar amount of damage is still being calculated.
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For more information please visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml
Retired Names: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/retirednames.shtml
For information to prepare for a hurricane please visit:http://www.commerceinsurance.com/documents/CIC_Hurricane_Checklist.pdf
http://www.weather.com/ready/supplykit.html?from=hurricane_tracker
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Submitted by Andrew "ANDY" Norris, Resident Advisor, East Carolina University