1. The Great Hurricane of 1780
2. Hurricane Mitch
3. The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900
4. Hurricane Fifi
5. Hurricane Flora
6. Hurricane Maria
7. Hurricane Jeanne
8. Hurricane David
9. Hurricane Katrina 
10. 1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane

The Great Hurricane of 1780

The Great Hurricane of 1780 was a major hurricane that affected the Carribean Islands and parts of the southern United States in the autumn of 1780. It formed on October 9, 1780, and started by ripping through the Carribean Islands. On the tiny island of Barbados alone, 4,500 people were killed. At its highest point, the Hurricane had up to 200 m.p.h. wind gusts. It finally dissipated on October 20, 1780. It caused a great deal of damage on the islands that it struck, and caused 22,000- 28,000 deaths, making it the deadliest hurricane ever recorded. 

Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch was a major category 5 hurricane that stuck central america in the fall of 1998. It mostly affected the countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, parts of Mexico, and even Florida. There were many deaths from the hurricane itself, but there were almost many deaths from mudslides and flash flooding caused by the storm. It cost the people of the countries it destroyed $6 billion dollars in U.S. dollars. Millions of people were left homeless from this tragic storm and it also cost 10,000- 20,000 lives, making it the second deadliest hurricane in recorded history. 

The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900

The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was formed on August 27, 1900 and didn’t disform until September 15, 1900. It first ripped through Cuba, Hati, the Dominican Republic, and south Florida, then made its way into the Gulf of Mexico destroying the southern coasts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico. It’s called the Galveston Hurricane because of the bad damage it caused to the city of Galveston, Texas. 

It was a major category 4 hurricane, and caused 20 million dollars in damage in damage (U.S. money in the year 1900) and the death of 8,000- 12,000 people making it the 3rd largest hurricane in recorded history. 

Hurricane Fifi

Although it was only a category 2 hurricane, Hurricane Fifi was a major hurricane that first hit Puerto Rico, Hati, and then Jamaica, then moving on to Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. It was especially bad in Mexico and Guatemala because it caused mudslides and flooding. It was a 10 day hurricane lasting from September 14- 24, 1974. In U.S. dollars, it caused more than $1.6 billion dollars in expenses, and caused about 8,000 deaths, mainly in Guatemala and Mexico, making it the 4th deadliest hurricane in recorded history. 

Hurricane Flora

Hurricane Flora was a major category 4 hurricane that struck Cuba and Haiti from September 26- October 13, 1963. Although it had higher winds and was a larger storm, Hurricane Flora had about 1,000 less deaths than Hurricane Fifi. It resulted in about 773 million dollars (U.S. dollars 1963) because of the damage. Unlike the other hurricanes on this list, the fatalities were mostly from wind, not flooding or mudslides. It resulted in 7,000 deaths making it the 5th worst hurricane in recorded history. 

Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria was a major category 5 hurricane that hit Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Cuba and the eastern United States from September 16- October 2, 2017. With winds up 175 m.p.h. it ripped through the Caribbean islands until going through Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, then continuing to move its way up the east coast, especially damaging Puerto Rico. It caused a fine of 96.81 billion dollars (U.S. dollars 2017) and caused more than 3,000 deaths, making it the 6th worst hurricane in history.  

Hurricane Jeanne 

Hurricane Jeanne was a category 3 hurricane that hit Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the U.S. states of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina from September 13- 29, 2004. Most of the Deaths were in Haiti, which had 3,006 deaths alone. This was mostly because they didn’t think it was even going to come near to the island, so they didn’t make preparations. 

Overall, it cost the nations that it hit 7.94 billion dollars (U.S. dollars 2004), and 3,037 fatalities, mostly in Haiti. 

Hurricane David

Hurricane David was a massive category 5 hurricane that hit the countries of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the U.S. states of Florida Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina from August 25- September 8, 1979. It first made landfall on the small island of Dominica, then moved on to the Caribbean Islands and the East Coast of the United States. It especially caused a massive loss of live in the Domicican Republic, because they were ill-prepared for the storm. 

It caused a total of 1.34 billion dollars in damage (U.S. dollars 1979) and also 2,069 deaths, 2,000 of which were in the Dominican Republic, making it the 8th deadliest hurricane in recorded history. 

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was a monstrous hurricane that directly hit the city of New Orleans, Louisiana and other places in the United States and the Bahamas from August 23- August 31, 2005. This category 5 hurricane swept through the Bahamas, then made its way into the gulf coast. It especially affected the city of New Orleans, because the people were told to evacuate, but didn’t and there was a great loss of life there. Also the ground in the city is below sea level.

It swept through the cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Pasachougla, then finally going through the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It cost the United States and the Bahamas 125 billion dollars (U.S. 2005) making it the costliest hurricane ever (tied with Hurricane Harvey), and also 1,836 deaths, especially in the United States. 

1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane

The 1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane was a major category 4 hurricane that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, then hitting southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. It formed on September 27, 1893 and disformed on October 5. With winds up to 130 m.p.h. The hurricane ripped through the Yucatan Peninsula on September 29th, but it didn’t do much damage in Mexico. The reason it’s called the Cheniere Caminada is because it killed 779 of the 1,500 residents of the Louisiana town Cheniere Caminada. 

The Hurricane cost the U.S. and Mexico 5 million dollars (U.S. dollars 1893) in damage, and 1,800 lives.