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APPENDIX B<br />

199<br />

Table Bol The 30 deadliest mainl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> United States hurricanes 1900-1995 (Hebert,<br />

Jarrell <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mayfield 1996) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> eight other deadly hurricanes<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3 4<br />

5<br />

6 7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14<br />

15<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24<br />

25<br />

26<br />

27<br />

28<br />

29<br />

30<br />

TX (Galvest<strong>on</strong>)<br />

FL (SE/Lake Okeechobee)<br />

FL (Keys)/S. TX<br />

New Engl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

FL (Keys)<br />

Audrey (SW LAIN TX)<br />

NEUS<br />

LA (Gr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Isle)<br />

LA (New Orleans)<br />

TX (Galvest<strong>on</strong>)<br />

Camille (MS/SE LANA)<br />

FL (Miami)/MS/ AUPensacola<br />

Diane (NE US)<br />

SE FL<br />

MS/ AUPensacola<br />

Agnes (FL/NE US)<br />

Hazel (SC/NC)<br />

Betsy (SE FUSE LA)<br />

Carol (NE US)<br />

SE FUSE LA/MS<br />

D<strong>on</strong>na (FUEastern US)<br />

GNSC/NC<br />

Carla (N & Central TX)<br />

TX (Velasco)<br />

TX (Freeport)<br />

STX<br />

Hilda (Central LA)<br />

SWLA<br />

SWFL<br />

Alberto (NW FL, GA, AL)<br />

Pre-1900 or not Atlantic/Gulf Coast<br />

2 LA<br />

2-3 SC/GA<br />

3 GA/SC<br />

9 Puerto Rico<br />

13 USVI, Puerto Rico<br />

17 D<strong>on</strong>na (St Thomas, VI)<br />

24 Southern CA<br />

24 Eloise (Puerto Rico)<br />

1900<br />

1928<br />

1919<br />

1938<br />

1935<br />

1957<br />

1944<br />

1909<br />

1915<br />

1915<br />

1969<br />

1926<br />

1955<br />

1906<br />

1906<br />

1972<br />

1954<br />

1965<br />

1954<br />

1947<br />

1960<br />

1940<br />

1961<br />

1909<br />

1932<br />

1933<br />

1964<br />

1918<br />

1910<br />

1994<br />

1893<br />

1893<br />

1881<br />

1928<br />

1932<br />

1960<br />

1939<br />

1975<br />

.Moving at more than 30 miles per hour.<br />

t May actually have been as high as 10000 to 12000.<br />

* Over 500 lost <strong>on</strong> ships at sea; 600-900 estimated deaths.<br />

~ Some 344 of these lost <strong>on</strong> ships at sea.<br />

TS, Only of Tropical Storm intensity.<br />

Unk, Intensity not sufficiently known to establish category.<br />

Unk<br />

Unk<br />

Unk<br />

4<br />

2<br />

4<br />

TS<br />

TS<br />

2000<br />

1000-2000<br />

700<br />

312<br />

225<br />

107<br />

45<br />

44

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