New Top 10 costliest hurricanes list

[Derek Ortt]

I would think (unadjusted) it would be Fran, Opal, Frederic, and Alicia

[Hurricanehink]

Ah, thanks.

[senorpepr]

Here's a list of the top 20 costliest storms, adjusted for population, local wealth, and inflation (to 2005 dollars), rounded to the nearest million.

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 1 SE Fl/Al (1926)    $96.802B
 2 Andrew (1992)      $44.306B
 3 Galveston (1900)   $35.637B
 4 Galveston (1915)   $30.196B
 5 SW Florida (1944)  $22.578B
 6 New England (1938) $22.262B
 7 SE Fl (1928)       $18.469B
 8 Betsy (1965)       $16.647B
 9 Donna (1960)       $16.132B
10 Camille (1969)     $14.680B
11 Charley (2004)     $14.378B
12 Agnes (1972)       $14.330B
13 Diane (1955)       $13.698B
14 Ivan (2004)        $13.351B
15 Hugo (1989)        $12.557B
16 Carol (1954)       $12.137B
17 SE Fl/La/Al (1947) $11.122B
18 Carla (1961)       $ 9.464B
19 Hazel (1954)       $ 9.424B
20 Frances (2004)     $ 9.099B

Comments welcomed...

[Anonymous]

I hate it when they do that. I say do what the damage was at the time, therefore the list is:::

1. Andrew-1992-26 billion-Cat 5
2. Charley-2004-15 billion-Cat 4
3. Ivan-----2004-15 billion-Cat 3
4. Frances-2004-9.9 billion-Cat 2
5. Hugo----1989-7 billion---Cat 4
6. Jeanne--2004-6.9 billion-Cat 3
7. Floyd----1999-6 billion---Cat 2
8. Isabel---2003-3.7 billion-Cat 2

[senorpepr]

I hate it when they do that. I say do what the damage was at the time, therefore the list is:::

1. Andrew-1992-26 billion-Cat 5
2. Charley-2004-15 billion-Cat 4
3. Ivan-----2004-15 billion-Cat 3
4. Frances-2004-9.9 billion-Cat 2
5. Hugo----1989-7 billion---Cat 4
6. Jeanne--2004-6.9 billion-Cat 3
7. Floyd----1999-6 billion---Cat 2
8. Isabel---2003-3.7 billion-Cat 2

I will have to disagree with you there, Mike. See, with all do respect to the grave reality the systems you listed posed, the list I posted shows, I guess, a brighter light to things. If some of those storms from several decades ago were to hit today, the impacts would be phenomenal. For example, the 1926 hurricane. If that system were to hit today, with the population build up and whatnot, it would make Charley and Ivan look pathetic. Although, I do see your point in not including population increases and wealth changes. However, I think inflation is critical to factor in. You can't compare a 1969 storm to a 2004 storm based on money along. That's like comparing the price of fuel in US Dollars to Turkish Lira. It's apples and oranges.

[senorpepr]

I hate it when they do that. I say do what the damage was at the time, therefore the list is:::

1. Andrew-1992-26 billion-Cat 5
2. Charley-2004-15 billion-Cat 4
3. Ivan-----2004-15 billion-Cat 3
4. Frances-2004-9.9 billion-Cat 2
5. Hugo----1989-7 billion---Cat 4
6. Jeanne--2004-6.9 billion-Cat 3
7. Floyd----1999-6 billion---Cat 2
8. Isabel---2003-3.7 billion-Cat 2

I will have to disagree with you there, Mike. See, with all do respect to the grave reality the systems you listed posed, the list I posted shows, I guess, a brighter light to things. If some of those storms from several decades ago were to hit today, the impacts would be phenomenal. For example, the 1926 hurricane. If that system were to hit today, with the population build up and whatnot, it would make Charley and Ivan look pathetic. Although, I do see your point in not including population increases and wealth changes. However, I think inflation is critical to factor in. You can't compare a 1969 storm to a 2004 storm based on money along. That's like comparing the price of fuel in US Dollars to Turkish Lira. It's apples and oranges.

Here's the numbers when you factor USD inflation alone.

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 1 Andrew (1992)   $35.888B
 2 Charley (2004)  $15.405B
 3 Ivan (2004)     $14.583B
 4 Hugo (1989)     $10.911B
 5 Agnes (1972)    $ 9.578B
 6 Frances (2004)  $ 9.243B
 7 Betsy (1965)    $ 8.467B
 8 Camille (1969)  $ 7.545B
 9 Jeanne (2004)   $ 7.086B
10 Frederic (1979) $ 6.513B

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

If they happen today then yes those would likely be near the cost. But they did not. So to keep the record incheck lets go with how much damage they did cause.


Remember there was alot less people or things to distory. The fact is there was never 80 billion dollars to distory at that time.

[Anonymous]

That's how I like to see it.