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U.S. Weather Disasters Costing at Least $10 Billion Since 1980
The 10 Costliest U.S. Weather Disasters Since 1980
Rank
Disaster
Year
Deaths
Damage*
1.
Hurricane Katrina (LA/MS/AL/FL) 2005
1833
$133,800,000,000
2.
Midwest/Eastern U.S. Drought 1988
7,500
$71,200,000,000
3.
Midwest/Eastern U.S. Drought 1980
10,000
$55,400,000,000
4.
Hurricane Andrew (SE FL/SE LA) 1992
61
$40,000,000,000
5.
Midwest Flooding 1993
48
$30,200,000,000
6.
Hurricane Ike (TX/LA/MS) 2008
112
$27,000,000,000
7.
Hurricane Wilma (FL) 2005
35
$17,100,000,000
8.
Hurricane Rita (TX/LA) 2005
119
$17,100,000,000
9.
Hurricane Charley (FL) 2004
35
$16,500,000,000
10.
Hurricane Hugo (SC) 1989
86
$15,300,000,000
11.
Midwest Floods 2008
24
$15,000,000,000
12.
Hurricane Ivan (FL/AL) 2004
57
$13,000,000,000
13.
30-State Drought 2002
0
$11,400,000,000
* - Adjusted to 2007 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. Hurricane statistics are taken from the National Hurricane Center and adjusted to 2006 dollars.
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