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February 26, 2005
10 Most Deadly Hurricanes
The ten most deadly hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, measured since 1492. Listed by hurricane, location, date and estimated casualties.
Barbados, St. Eustatius, Martinique Oct. 1780 20,000-22,000 Mitch, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize Oct. 1998 9,086 dead, 9190 missing Galveston, Sept. 1900 8,000 - 12,000 Fifi, Honduras Sept. 1974 8,000 - 10,000 Dominican Republic Sept. 1930 2,000 - 8,000 Flora, Haiti, Cuba Oct. 1963 8,000 Guadeloupe Sept. 1776 6,000 Newfoundland Banks Sept. 1775 4,000 Puerto Rico, Carolinas Aug. 1899 3,063 - 3,433 Martinique, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, Florida Sept. 1928 3,375 - 4,075
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Posted on February 26, 2005 10:20 AM by NOAA a29.
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Posted by: Thermage Hamburg at February 8, 2007 01:36 PM
