The Most Destructive Storms in US History

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51. Bob (1991)
> U.S. landfall: Big Bend area of Florida between Apalachicola and Cedar Key
> Adjusted cost: $3.2 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $1.5 billion
> Deaths: 17

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50. Lee (2011)
> U.S. landfall: The coast of southern Louisiana, south-southeast of Intracoastal City
> Adjusted cost: $3.2 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $2.5 billion
> Deaths: 18

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49. Delta (2020)
> U.S. landfall: The Yucatan Peninsula and in southwestern Louisiana
> Adjusted cost: $3.2 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $2.9 billion
> Deaths: 6

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48. Elena (1985)
> U.S. landfall: Near Biloxi, Mississippi
> Adjusted cost: $3.5 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $1.3 billion
> Deaths: 9

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47. Isaac (2012)
> U.S. landfall: Southeastern Louisiana
> Adjusted cost: $3.5 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $2.8 billion
> Deaths: 41