| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Category2 | Deaths |
|---|
| 1. | Galveston, Tex. | 1900 | 4 | 8,0003 |
| 2. | Lake Okeechobee, Fla. | 1928 | 4 | 2,500 |
| 3. | Katrina (La./Miss.) | 2005 | 3 | 1,8004 |
| 4. | Florida Keys/S. Tex. | 1919 | 4 | 6005 |
| 5. | New England | 1938 | 3 | 600 |
| 6. | Florida Keys | 1935 | 5 | 408 |
| 7. | Audrey (SW La./N. Tex.) | 1957 | 4 | 390 |
| 8. | NE U.S. | 1944 | 3 | 3906 |
| 9. | Grand Isle, La. | 1909 | 4 | 350 |
| 10. | New Orleans, La. | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
| 10. | Galveston, Tex. | 1915 | 4 | 275 |
1. 1900–2005.
2. At landfall. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale: Cat. 1 = weak; Cat. 5 = devastating.
3. May actually have been as high as 10,000 to 12,000.
4. Approximated.
5. Over 500 of these lost on ships at sea; 600–900 estimated deaths.
6. Some 344 of these lost on ships at sea.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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