In pics: The deadliest and costliest hurricanes in the US history

Oct 29, 2012 17:08pm

Here is the list of costliest mainland United States tropical cyclones between 1900-2010.
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KATRINA: In this handout image provided by the US Coast Guard, water flooded roadways can be seen as the US Coast Guard conducts initial Hurricane Katrina damage assessment overflights August 29, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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IKE: Marty Wagner carries Tatum Wagner as they move away from the spray caused by surging water from Galveston Bay September 12, 2008 in Kemah, Texas.
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ANDREW: A sailboat rests on the Rickenbacker Causeway to Key Biscayne with the Miami downtown skyline in the background August 26, 1992 two days after Hurricane Andrew ripped through south Florida.
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WILMA: A van drives down a boulevard during Hurricane Wilma October 24, 2005 in Ft. Myers, Florida. Hurricane Wilma made landfall in the early morning hours as a Category Three storm.
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IVAN: The pier at Pensacola Beach, Florida takes a pounding on September 15, 2004 as the outer bands of Hurricane Ivan lash the Florida panhandle. Pensacola Beach could bear the brunt of the storm with a 18-foot storm surge and winds over 100 miles per hours.
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CHARLEY: Yoandris Marcos shows the roof her house destroyed by Hurricane Charley August 13, 2004 in the town of Santa Fe, Havana, Cuba. The Category 2 hurricane carried winds of up to 110 mph and raced across Cuba in less than two hours.
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RITA: People stand near a sea wall as water crashes over from Hurricane Rita at the southernmost point marker September 20, 2005 in Key West, Florida.
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FRANCES: Heavy surf pounds the north shore as Category 4 Hurricane Frances, packing winds of 140 miles per hour, skirted the island 100 miles to the north August 31, 2004 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Frances' trajectory continued towards the Bahamas and the southeastern coast of the United States.
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JEANNE: Mary Young looks at the damage to her father-in-law's home after the trailer was blown apart by winds from Hurricane Jeanne September 26, 2004 in Sebastian, Florida.
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HUGO: Hurricane Hugo in action as it hits St. Croix, Virgin Islands in 1989.
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Waves from Hurricane Ike engulf a sculpture dedicated to the 6,000 who died on Galveston Island from a 1900 hurricane. The 1900 hurricane is considered to be the deadliest.
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A couple sitting amongst the remains of their home at Highland Park, Rhode Island, USA, after a 100-mile-an-hour swept the Atlantic coast of North America.
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