List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes

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This is a list of the deadliest known Atlantic hurricanes that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths, the deadliest being the Great Hurricane of 1780, with over 27,500 deaths.

Pre HURDAT era

Name Dates active Areas affected Deaths Refs
Nicaragua 1605 1300
Straits of Florida 1622 1090
Cuba and Florida 1644 1500
Caribbean 1666 2000
Barbados 1694 1000+
Bahamas 1715 1,000 – 2,500
Martinique 1767 1,600
Havana 1768 43 – 1,000
Newfoundland August 29 – September 9, 1775 North Carolina, Virginia, Newfoundland 4,000 – 4,163
Pointe-à-Pitre Bay 1776 6,000+
San Calixto October 9–20, 1780 Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bermuda 27,501+
Gulf of Mexico 1780 2,000
Jamaica and Cuba 1780 42 – 1,090
Florida 1781 2,000+
Central Atlantic 1782 3,000+
"Cuba" Hurricane 1791 30 – 3,000
"Martinique 1813 3,000+
Caribbean 1824 372 – 1,300+

HURDAT Era

All of these tropical cyclones are featured within the Atlantic hurricane database. Data on these cyclones is generally considered accurate.

Name Dates active SSHWS Category Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Damage
(US$)
Deaths Refs
San Marcos October 5 – 14, 1870 Category 3 hurricane 115 mph (185 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Cuba, Florida, Bahamas $12 million 800 - 2000 [1]
Sea Islands August 15 – September 2, 1893 Category 3 hurricane 120 mph (195 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Georgia, South Carolina $1 million 1,000 – 2,000
Chenier Caminanda September 27 – October 5, 1893 Category 4 hurricane 135 mph (215 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi $5 million 1,800 – 2000
San Ciriaco August 3 – September 4, 1899 Category 4 hurricane 150 mph (240 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Eastern United States $20 million 3,433
Galveston August 27 - September 15, 1900 Category 4 hurricane 145 mph (230 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). The Caribbean, Texas $20 million 8,000 – 12,000
Monterrey August 20–28, 1909 Category 3 hurricane 120 mph (195 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Greater Antilles, Mexico $50 million 4,000
Okeechobee September 6 – 20, 1928 Category 5 hurricane 160 mph (260 km/h) 924 hPa (27.29 inHg) Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Florida $100 million 4,075
San Zenon August 29 - September 17, 1930 Category 4 hurricane 155 mph (250 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola $50 million 2,000 – 8,000
Belize September 6 - 13, 1931 Category 4 hurricane 135 mph (215 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Belize $7.5 million 1,500 – 2,500
Cuba October 30 - November 13, 1932 Category 5 hurricane 175 mph (280 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Bahamas $40 million 2,500 – 3,107
Central America June 4 – 18, 1934 Category 2 hurricane 100 mph (160 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Central America, Eastern United States $2.6 million 2000 – 3000
Jérémie October 18–27, 1935 Category 1 hurricane 85 mph (137 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Greater Antilles, Central America $16 million 2150
Flora September 26 – October 12, 1963 Category 4 hurricane 145 mph (230 km/h) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) The Caribbean, Florida $529 million 7,193 [2]
Fifi-Orlene September 14 – 24, 1974 Category 2 hurricane 110 mph (180 km/h) 971 hPa (28.67 inHg) Jamaica, Central America, Mexico $1.8 billion 8000 [3][4]
David August 25 – September 8, 1979 Category 5 hurricane 175 mph (280 km/h) 924 hPa (27.29 inHg) The Caribbean, United States East coast $1.54 billion 2068 [5][6]
Gordon November 8 – 21, 1994 Category 1 hurricane 85 mph (140 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Central America, Greater Antilles, Florida $6.2 billion 1152
Mitch October 22 – November 5, 1998 Category 5 hurricane 180 mph (285 km/h) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida $6.2 billion 11,000 [7][8][9]
Jeanne September 13 – 28, 2004 Category 3 hurricane 120 mph (195 km/h) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) The Caribbean, Eastern United States $7.66 billion 3035 [5][10][11][12]
Katrina August 23 – 30, 2005 Category 5 hurricane 175 mph (280 km/h) 902 hPa (26.64 inHg) Bahamas, United States Gulf Coast $108 billion 1,836 [13]
Stan October 1 – 5, 2005 Category 1 hurricane 80 mph (130 km/h) 977 hPa (28.85 inHg) Mexico, Central America $3.96 billion 1,668 [5][14]
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See also

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise noted, all of the damage totals in this article are in the original year USD.
  2. Reference for dates, season, wind speeds and pressure.[15]

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