How Hurricane Idalia Compares to Last 25 Most Destructive Named Storms to Hit Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ida devastated Nicaragua before making a U.S. landfall near Dauphin Island, Alabama. Winds reached 105 mph, and flash flooding and power outages were reported in several Gulf states. The storm’s remnants also caused significant damage along the mid-Atlantic coast.

After tearing through Haiti and Cuba, this Category 4 storm caused significant destruction in Louisiana and Texas, with the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas witnessing near-complete decimation and Galveston suffering extensive flooding and structural damage.

Hurricane Gustav reached Category 4, causing millions in damage in Jamaica and Cuba before hitting Louisiana, where Baton Rouge experienced widespread destruction and 34 parishes were declared federal disaster areas.

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall four separate times in Florida and is noteworthy for its extremely heavy rainfall that caused significant flooding and damage across Florida and other parts of the southeastern United States.

Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005. New Orleans bore the brunt, with levees failing and causing extensive flooding. Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, with over 1,800 fatalities, as well as one of the costliest, with damages estimated at $161 billion.