The Most Destructive Storms in US History

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11. Wilma (2005)
> U.S. landfall: Southwestern Florida near Cape Romano
> Adjusted cost: $27.9 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $19.0 billion
> Deaths: 87

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10. Michael (2018)
> U.S. landfall: Near Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida Panhandle, southeast of Panama City
> Adjusted cost: $29.0 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $25.0 billion
> Deaths: 31

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9. Ivan (2004)
> U.S. landfall: Just west of Gulf Shores, Alabama
> Adjusted cost: $31.6 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $20.5 billion
> Deaths: 57

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8. Ike (2008)
> U.S. landfall: Along the north end of Galveston Island, Texas
> Adjusted cost: $40.2 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $30.0 billion
> Deaths: 195

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7. Andrew (1992)
> U.S. landfall: South Miami-Dade County, Florida and then again west-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana
> Adjusted cost: $55.9 billion
> Unadjusted cost: $27.0 billion
> Deaths: 26

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