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Storm Center
Source: National Hurricane Center
Costliest storms
The costliest tropical cyclones to strike the U.S. mainland from 1900 to 2006. Figures are not adjusted for inflation.
| 1. | KATRINA (S.E. Fla., S.E. La., Miss.) | 2005 | 3 | $81.0B |
| 2. | ANDREW (S.E. Fla., S.E. La.) | 1992 | 5 | $26.5B |
| 3. | WILMA (S Fla.) | 2005 | 3 | $20.6B |
| 4. | CHARLEY (S.W. Fla.) | 2004 | 4 | $15.0B |
| 5. | IVAN (N.W. Fla., Ala.) | 2004 | 3 | $14.2B |
| 6. | RITA (S.W. LA, N. Tx.) | 2005 | 3 | $14.2B |
| 7. | FRANCES (Fla.) | 2004 | 2 | $8.9B |
| 8. | HUGO (S.C.) | 1989 | 4 | $7.0B |
| 9. | JEANNE (Fla.) | 2004 | 3 | $6.9B |
| 10. | ALLISON (N. Texas) | 2001 | TS | $5.0B |
| 11. | FLOYD (Mid-Atlantic, N.E. U.S.) | 1999 | 2 | $4.5B |
| 12. | ISABEL (Mid-Atlantic) | 2003 | 2 | $3.37B |
| 13. | FRAN (N.C.) | 1996 | 3 | $3.2B |
| 14. | OPAL (N.W. Fla., Ala.) | 1995 | 3 | $3.0B |
| 15. | FREDERIC (Ala., Miss.) | 1979 | 3 | $2.30B |
| 16. | DENNIS (N.W. Fla.) | 2005 | 3 | $2.23B |
| 17. | AGNES (Fla., N.E. U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | $2.1B |
| 18. | ALICIA (N. Texas) | 1983 | 3 | $2.0B |
| 19. | BOB (N.C., N.E. U.S.) | 1991 | 2 | $1.5B |
| 19. | JUAN (La.) | 1985 | 1 | $1.5B |
| 21. | CAMILLE (Miss., La., Va.) | 1969 | 5 | $1.4207B |
| 22. | BETSY (Fla., La.) | 1965 | 3 | $1.4205B |
| 23. | ELENA (Miss., Ala., N.W. Fla.) | 1985 | 3 | $1.2B |
| 24. | GEORGES (Keys, Miss., Ala.) | 1998 | 2 | $1.155B |
| 25. | GLORIA (E. U.S.) | 1985 | 3 | $900M |
Source: National Hurricane Center
