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Most Intense & Costliest Hurricanes |
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| Most Intense Hurricanes At Landfall | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Year | Category | Landfall Location | Pressure | |
| 1 | Unnamed | 1935 | 5 | Florida Keys | 26.35 in | 892 mb |
| 2 | Camille | 1969 | 5 | Mississippi | 26.84 in | 909 mb |
| 3 | Katrina | 2005 | 4 | Louisiana | 27.11 in | 918 mb |
| 4 | Andrew | 1992 | 5 | Florida | 27.23 in | 922 mb |
| 5 | TX | 1886 | 4 | Indianola | 27.31 in | 925 mb |
| 6 | Unnamed | 1919 | 4 | Florida | 27.37 in | 927 mb |
| 7 | Unnamed | 1928 | 4 | Florida | 27.43 in | 929 mb |
| 8 | Donna | 1960 | 4 | Texas | 27.46 in | 930 mb |
| 9 | Unnamed | 1915 | 4 | Louisiana | 27.49 in | 931 mb |
| 10 | Carla | 1961 | 4 | Texas | 27.49 in | 931 mb |
| **The ranking of the hurricanes above are by recorded Barometric Pressure at landfall** | ||||||
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Costliest U.S. Hurricanes |
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| Rank | Name | Year | Category | Affected Areas | Damage Amount |
| 1 | Katrina | 2005 | 3 | Louisiana | $81,000,000,000 |
| 1 | Andrew | 1992 | 5 | SE Florida/SE Louisiana | $34,954,825,000 |
| 2 | Charley | 2004 | 4 | Florida | $14,000,000,000 |
| 3 | Ivan | 2004 | 3 | Florida/Alabama | $13,000,000,000 |
| 5 | Wilma | 2005 | 3 | Florida | $12,200,000,000 |
| 6 | Rita | 2005 | 3 | Texas | $10,000,000,000 |
| 7 | Hugo | 1989 | 4 | South Carolina | $9,739,820,675 |
| 8 | Frances | 2004 | 2 | Florida | $8,860,000,000 |
| 9 | Agnes | 1972 | 1 | NE United States | $8,602,500,000 |
| 10 | Betsy | 1965 | 3 | Florida/Louisiana | $8,516,866,023 |
| ** Ranked Using the 2000 Deflator / Based on U.S. DOC Implicit Price Deflator for Construction ** | |||||
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