10 Worst Hurricanes in United States History
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3. Hurricane of New England (1938)
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The New England hurricane of 1938 is also known as the Long Island Express. Another hurricane with an odd course, this storm mainly stays at sea, traveling up the east coast, making landfall as a category 3.
One of the reasons this storm has earned its nickname is how fast it moved when it hit New Haven, Connecticut, at 47 mph.
Long Island suffered most of the damage, with areas experiencing life-changing storm surges of more than 12 feet across Connecticut and Boston. In all, 57,000 homes and 682 lives were lost.
4. Hurricane of Hazel (1954)
The deadliest hurricane of the 1954 season, Hurricane Hazel made landfall near the Carolina border as a category 4. Before hitting the US, 469 people died in Haiti. When the system landed in Calabash, North Carolina, another 95 lives were lost. However, when Hurricane Hazel became extratropical, the impact was most significant in Ontario, Canada.
5. Hurricane of Donna
Hurricane Donna, otherwise known as Hurricane Lorenzo in Puerto Rico, has such an unusual course that it is the only hurricane to directly hit the mid-Atlantic, Florida, and New England.
Hurricane Donna re-entered the Atlantic Ocean as a category 1 wreaking havoc on the east coast, but not before strengthening to category 2. It would eventually make landfall on Long Island, New York. Hurricane Donna caused $980 million in damage, with the Florida Keys farm taking a major hit. With citrus crops, tangerines, oranges, and avocados are gone.
6. Hurricane of Andrew (1992)
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Hurricane Andrew in 1992 was the most destructive hurricane to hit the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in 25 years.
The sheer number of tornadoes it generates and gusts of up to 174 mph make Hurricane Andrew very expensive. Hurricane Andrew made landfall in the vicinity of Homestead, Miami, which has a densely populated surrounding area.
Despite this, 126,000 houses were razed to the ground, leaving 180,000 people homeless and 65 lives lost. The storm caused $27.3 billion in damage.
