The Most Destructive Storms in US History

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36. Iniki (1992)
> U.S. landfall: Kauai, Hawaii
> Adjusted cost: $6.4 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $3.1 billion
> Deaths: 6

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35. Frederic (1979)
> U.S. landfall: Dauphin Island, Alabama
> Adjusted cost: $6.9 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $1.7 billion
> Deaths: 12

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34. Celia (1970)
> U.S. landfall: North of Corpus Christi, Texas
> Adjusted cost: $7.0 billion
> Unadjusted cost: N/A
> Deaths: 28

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33. Gustav (2008)
> U.S. landfall: Louisiana coast
> Adjusted cost: $8.0 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $6.0 billion
> Deaths: 153

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32. Sally (2020)
> U.S. landfall: Alabama coast; western Florida Panhandle
> Adjusted cost: $8.1 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $7.3 billion
> Deaths: 4