New Top 10 costliest hurricanes list

[tallywx]

The new list, based on damage figures in the "Tropical Weather Summary," adjusted for inflation to 2004 dollars (figures calculated myself)

1 Andrew (SE FL, SE LA) 1992 $34,954,825,000
2 Charley (FL, NC) 2004 $14,000,000,000
3 Ivan (FL, AL) 2004 $13,000,000,000
4 Hugo (SC) 1989 $11,132,000,000
5 Agnes (FL, NE U.S.) 1972 $9,832,899,339
6 Frances (FL, E U.S.) 2004 $8,860,000,000
7 Betsy (SE FL, SE LA) 1965 $8,516,866,023
8 Camille (MS, SE LA, VA) 1969 $7,992,517,110
9 Jeanne (FL, E U.S.) 2004 $6,500,000,000
10 Diane (NE U.S.) 1955 $6,332,743,820

Amazing that four of the top 10 costliest hurricanes of all time were this year. wow.

[Stormsfury]

and with inflation and the continuation of structures being built close to the water, expect this trend to continue. building closer to the shore is inevitable.... hurricane strikes are also inevitable ... astronomical damage figures are inevitable ...

thank God that the death toll in the US wasn't any higher ...

SF

[chadtm80]

7 in Florida.. Yikes.

[Guest]

Notice that no other year has more than one hurricane....

[HURAKAN]

and with inflation and the continuation of structures being built close to the water, expect this trend to continue. building closer to the shore is inevitable.... hurricane strikes are also inevitable ... astronomical damage figures are inevitable ...

thank God that the death toll in the US wasn't any higher ...

SF

- 150% in agreement with you, in the past even if the storm was extremely severe, it damage was relatively low because of low population and subsequently, low number of structures. In the next few years this list will continue to change forever.

[HURAKAN]

Notice that no other year has more than one hurricane....

GOOD, BETTER SAID, GREAT POINT!!!

[ohiostorm]

Very insane that 4 were storms from this year. @ of which hit my area and causes severe flooding.

[MSRobi911]

tallywx

Why on Ivan did you not mention Mississippi? We had damage here in Jackson County which borders Alabama. It went straight up the state line and they had damage as far north as about 60 miles above Meridian. We evacuated there and the local highways were closed with downed trees on the road ways and on houses and most all of Meridian was out of power for days. There were neighborhoods that you couldn't get into or out of because of trees blocking the roads. In your dollar estimate was any damage in Mississippi included?

Thank goodness we didn't get any more damage than we did, but there were homes and businesses with roof damage and tree damage. If not by the grace of God and the little jog to the east right before landfall, it would have hit us straight on.

[tallywx]

Sorry for not doing so. I was focused mainly on the numbers and not the "states affected." Obviously didn't intend to overlook an area adversely affected by the storm.

[gtalum]

Notice that no other year has more than one hurricane....

Inflation is a mother...

[HurricaneGirl]

Holy Crap!

[Josephine96]

lol

[tronbunny]

I'm still a bit perplexed about Jeanne being less than Frances.
We got a LOT more damage ourselves from Jeanne...but my Mom's dog palace got wiped out by Frances.
I guess Charley and Frances just wiped out what Jeanne could have.

[yzerfan]

Though these days the structures getting built close to the coast are much better designed to last in high wind situations. Storm surge zones will continue to be problems, but for structures on slightly higher ground, they're much better designed to survive high wind than they used to be (unless you're talking large trees falling on it)

By reports I've heard, the homes built under the new FL building code came through the hurricane season winds well, and the newer manufactured homes allowed into the state that are required to be rates at 130+ mph also did much better than older mobiles not rated for wind.

[cyclonaut]

Whenever that 1st name get knocked out of its pirch, its not gonna be a good year!

[HurricaneBill]

Actually, the 1926 hurricane is the costliest. If damages are adjusted to inflation, the 1926 hurricane is around $93 billion.

[The Big Dog]

Actually, the 1926 hurricane is the costliest. If damages are adjusted to inflation, the 1926 hurricane is around $93 billion.

That's only when you take into account the build up of the Miami area since 1926. Adjusting the 1926 damage for inflation doesn't get us to $93 billion, but if that storm were to take that path today, it could cause that amount of damage.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

A typhoon Tips like storm moving right into Miami would knock Andrew out...

1# 1,300 nmi in size...
2# It would be one of the most powerful tropical cyclones, to ever form on earth.
3# Moving at 3 mph.

The wind field would have tropical storm force winds over 700 nmi from the center. This storm would uttly distroy the state of Florida. Is it possible??? The Answer to your quastion is yes!

It would be with out quastion a 1.5 tillion dollar storm?


That is the worst I can think of besides something moving into New york or New orleans.

[Derek Ortt]

without inflation:

1. Andrew ~26.8 billion
2. Charley ~14
3. Ivan ~13
4. Frances ~8.8
5. Hugo ~8 (includes VI & PR damage)
6. Jeanne ~6.5
7. Georges ~5.9 (includes VI and PR)
8. Allison ~5
9. Floyd ~4.5
10. Isabel ~3.3

[Hurricanehink]

Just curious, what was the list like before this year? What 4 storms did they knock out?