List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes

This is a list of the deadliest known Atlantic hurricanes that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths, the deadliest being the Great Hurricane of 1780, with over 27,500 deaths.

Pre HURDAT era

Name	Dates active	Areas affected	Deaths	Refs
Nicaragua	1605		1,300
Straits of Florida	1622		1,090
Cuba and Florida	1644		1,500
Caribbean	1666		2,000
Barbados	1694		1,000+
Bahamas	1715		1,000 – 2,500
Martinique	1767		1,600
Havana	1768		43 – 1,000
Newfoundland	August 29 – September 9, 1775	North Carolina, Virginia, Newfoundland	4,000 – 4,163
Pointe-à-Pitre Bay	1776		6,000+
San Calixto	October 9–20, 1780	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bermuda	27,501+
Gulf of Mexico	1780		2,000
Jamaica and Cuba	1780		42 – 1,090
Florida	1781		2,000+
Central Atlantic	1782		3,000+
"Cuba" Hurricane	1791		30 – 3,000
Martinique	1813		3,000+
Caribbean	1824		372 – 1,300+

HURDAT Era

All of these tropical cyclones are featured within the Atlantic hurricane database. Data on these cyclones is generally considered accurate.

Name	Dates active	SSHWS Category	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (US$)	Deaths	Refs
San Marcos	October 5–14, 1870	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph (185 km/h)	959 hPa (28.32 inHg)	Cuba, Florida, Bahamas	$12 million	800–2,000	[1]
Sea Islands	August 15 – September 2, 1893	Category 3 hurricane	120 mph (195 km/h)	954 hPa (28.17 inHg)	Georgia, South Carolina	$1 million	1,000–2,000
Chenier Caminanda	September 27 – October 5, 1893	Category 4 hurricane	135 mph (215 km/h)	948 hPa (27.99 inHg)	Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi	$5 million	1,800–2,000
San Ciriaco	August 3 – September 4, 1899	Category 4 hurricane	150 mph (240 km/h)	930 hPa (27.46 inHg)	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Eastern United States	$20 million	3,433
Galveston	August 27 – September 15, 1900	Category 4 hurricane	145 mph (230 km/h)	936 hPa (27.64 inHg)	The Caribbean, Texas	$20 million	6,000–12,000
Monterrey	August 20–28, 1909	Category 3 hurricane	120 mph (195 km/h)	955 hPa (28.20 inHg)	Greater Antilles, Mexico	$50 million	4,000
Okeechobee	September 6–20, 1928	Category 5 hurricane	160 mph (260 km/h)	924 hPa (27.29 inHg)	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Florida	$100 million	4,075
San Zenon	August 29 – September 17, 1930	Category 4 hurricane	155 mph (250 km/h)	933 hPa (27.55 inHg)	Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola	$50 million	2,000–8,000
Belize	September 6–13, 1931	Category 4 hurricane	135 mph (215 km/h)	952 hPa (28.11 inHg)	Belize	$7.5 million	1,500–2,500
Cuba	October 30 – November 13, 1932	Category 5 hurricane	175 mph (280 km/h)	915 hPa (27.02 inHg)	Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Bahamas	$40 million	2,500–3,107
Central America	June 4–18, 1934	Category 2 hurricane	100 mph (160 km/h)	966 hPa (28.53 inHg)	Central America, Eastern United States	$2.6 million	2,000–3,000
Jérémie	October 18–27, 1935	Category 1 hurricane	85 mph (137 km/h)	988 hPa (29.18 inHg)	Greater Antilles, Central America	$16 million	2,150
Flora	September 26 – October 12, 1963	Category 4 hurricane	145 mph (230 km/h)	940 hPa (27.76 inHg)	The Caribbean, Florida	$529 million	7,193	[2]
Fifi-Orlene	September 14–24, 1974	Category 2 hurricane	110 mph (180 km/h)	971 hPa (28.67 inHg)	Jamaica, Central America, Mexico	$1.8 billion	8,000	[3][4]
David	August 25 – September 8, 1979	Category 5 hurricane	175 mph (280 km/h)	924 hPa (27.29 inHg)	The Caribbean, United States East coast	$1.54 billion	2,068	[5][6]
Gordon	November 8–21, 1994	Category 1 hurricane	85 mph (140 km/h)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)	Central America, Greater Antilles, Florida	$594 million	1,152
Mitch	October 22 – November 5, 1998	Category 5 hurricane	180 mph (285 km/h)	905 hPa (26.72 inHg)	Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida	$6.2 billion	11,000	[7][8][9]
Jeanne	September 13–28, 2004	Category 3 hurricane	120 mph (195 km/h)	950 hPa (28.05 inHg)	The Caribbean, Eastern United States	$7.66 billion	3,035	[5][10][11][12]
Katrina	August 23–30, 2005	Category 5 hurricane	175 mph (280 km/h)	902 hPa (26.64 inHg)	Bahamas, United States Gulf Coast	$108 billion	1,836	[13]
Stan	October 1–5, 2005	Category 1 hurricane	80 mph (130 km/h)	977 hPa (28.85 inHg)	Mexico, Central America	$3.96 billion	1,668	[5][14]
Matthew	September 28 – October 9, 2016	Category 5 hurricane	160 mph (260 km/h)	934 hPa (27.58 inHg)	South America, The Caribbean, The Bahamas, Southeastern United States	≥$10.6 billion	1,655	[15]
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See also

• List of Atlantic hurricanes

Notes

1. Unless otherwise noted, all of the damage totals in this article are in the original year USD.
2. Reference for dates, season, wind speeds and pressure.^[16]

References

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External links

• United States National Hurricane Center