Costliest hurricanes or tropical storms to strike the U.S. mainland:
(All storms are hurricanes except Allison, which was a tropical storm. Figures are inflation-adjusted to the year 2000. The damage figures from the National Hurricane Center are based on estimates of insured and uninsured property losses.)
Hurricane, Year, Category, Damage
1. Andrew (Southeast Florida, Southeast Louisiana), 1992, 5, $34.9 billion
2. Hugo (South Carolina), 1989, 4, $9.7 billion
3. Agnes (Florida, Northeastern U.S.), 1972, 1, $8.6 billion
4. Betsy (Southeast Florida, Southeast Louisiana), 1965, 3, $8.5 billion
5. Camille (Mississippi, Southeast Louisiana, Virginia), 1969, 5, $7 billion
6. Charley (Southwest and Central Florida), 2004, 4, $6.8 billion..
7. Diane (Northeastern U.S.), 1955, 1, $5.5 billion
8. Allison (Texas), 2001, $5 billion+
9. Frederic (Alabama, Mississippi), 1979, 3, $4.97 billion
10. Unnamed (New England), 1938, 3, $4.7 billion
11. Floyd (Mid Atlantic & Northeastern U.S.), 1999, 2, $4.67 billion
12. Fran (North Carolina), 1996, 3, $3.7 billion
13. Opal (Northwest Florida, Alabama), 1995, 3, $3.5 billion
14. Alicia (North Texas), 1983, 3, $3.4 billion
15. Carol (Northeastern U.S.), 1954, 3, $3.1 billion
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