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Ranked Using 2005 Inflation, Population, and
Wealth Normalization
| RANK | HURRICANE | YEAR | Category | Adjusted Damage (Millions) |
| 1 | SE FL/MS/AL | 1926 | 4 | $ 157,000 |
| 2 | N TX (Galveston) | 1900 | 4 | 99,400 |
| 3 | KATRINA (LA) | 2005 | 3 | 81,000 |
| 4 | N TX (Galveston) | 1915 | 4 | * 68,000 |
| 5 | ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA) | 1992 | 5 | 55,800 |
| 6 | New England | 1938 | 3 | 39,200 |
| 7 | SW FL | 1944 | 3 | 38,700 |
| 8 | SE FL | 1928 | 4 | 33,600 |
| 9 | DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | 26,800 |
| 10 | CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA) | 1969 | 5 | 21,200 |
| 11 | WILMA (SW FL) | 2005 | 3 | 20,600 |
| 12 | BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) | 1965 | 3 | 17,900 |
| 13 | DIANE (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | 17,200 |
| 14 | AGNES (FL/NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | 17,200 |
| 15 | HAZEL (SC/NC) | 1954 | 4 | 16,500 |
| 16 | CHARLEY (SW FL) | 2004 | 4 | 16,300 |
| 17 | CAROL (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3 | 16,100 |
| 18 | IVAN (NW FL/AL.) | 2004 | 3 | 15,500 |
| 19 | HUGO (SC) | 1989 | 4 | 15,300 |
| 20 | SE FL | 1949 | 3 | 14,700 |
| 21 | CARLA (N & Central TX) | 1961 | 4 | 14,200 |
| 22 | SE FL/LA/AL | 1947 | 4 | 13,700 |
| 23 | NE U.S. | 1944 | 3 | 13,200 |
| 24 | FL Keys/S TX | 1919 | 4 | 13,200 |
| 25 | SE FL | 1945 | 3 | 12,300 |
| 26 | FREDERIC (AL/MS) | 1979 | 3 | 10,300 |
| 27 | RITA (TX/LA) | 2005 | 3 | 10,000 |
| 28 | FRANCES (SE FL) | 2004 | 2 | 9,700 |
| 29 | VA | 1933 | 2 | 8,200 |
| 30 | DORA (NE FL) | 1964 | 2 | 7,700 |
* Damage estimate in 1915 reference is considered too high
Reference
Pielke, Jr., R.A., J.Gratz, C.W.Landsea, D.Collins, M.A.Saunders, R.Musulin;
2006: "Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005" In
Press, 39p.
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