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Costliest Hurricanes in the United States (U.S. Mainland)1

RankHurricaneLocationYearCate-
gory2		Damage
(in billions)
 1. KatrinaLa./Miss.20053$96.03
 2. AndrewFla./La.1992526.5
 3.CharleyFla.2004415.0
 4.WilmaFla.2005314.43
 5.IvanAla./Fla.2004314.2
 6.RitaTex./La.20053$9.43
 7.FrancesFla.200428.9
 8. HugoS.C.198947.0
 9.JeanneFla.200436.9
 10.AllisonTex.2001TS45.0
NOTE: Damages are listed in U.S. dollars and are not adjusted for inflation.
1. 1900–2005.
2. At landfall. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale: Cat. 1 = weak; Cat. 5 = devastating.
3. Estimated.
4. Tropical storm intensity.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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