The Most Destructive Storms in US History

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16. Hugo (1989)
> U.S. landfall: South Carolina coast near Charleston at Sullivans Island
> Adjusted cost: $21.1 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $9.0 billion
> Deaths: 61

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15. Charley (2004)
> U.S. landfall: Southwest coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, just north of Captiva
> Adjusted cost: $24.6 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $16.0 billion
> Deaths: 15

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14. Laura (2020)
> U.S. landfall: Near Cameron, Louisiana
> Adjusted cost: $26.0 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $23.2 billion
> Deaths: 77

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13. Rita (2005)
> U.S. landfall: Southwestern Louisiana just west of Johnson’s Bayou and just east of Sabine Pass
> Adjusted cost: $27.2 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $18.5 billion
> Deaths: 120

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12. Florence (2018)
> U.S. landfall: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
> Adjusted cost: $27.8 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $24.0 billion
> Deaths: 53