Atlantic tropical cyclones causing at least 25 deaths. Lower case footnotes refer to supplementary information in Notes to Appendices. Upper case footnotes indicate sources listed in References to Appendices
.Name & Areasa of Largest Loss | Approximate Dates | Deaths and Data Source(S) |
---|---|---|
1. MAR, STE, BAR, offshore | 10-16 Oct 1780 | >22000B,22000M,L,s,>20000AC |
2. Galveston (Texas) | 8 Sep 1900 | 12000C,j,>8000-12000AA,i,>8000H |
3. FIFI: Honduras | 14-19 Sep 1974 | 8000-10000AE,3000-10000R,>3000G |
4. Dominican Republic | 1-6 Sep 1930 | 8000AD,4000K,R,2000G,AC,R,T,BC,aq |
5. FLORA: Haiti, Cuba | 9/30-10/8 1963 | 8000G,7193A,R,7191BC,>7186R |
6. Pointe-a-Pitre Bay (GUA) | 6 Sep 1776 | >6000BD |
7. Newfoundland Banks | 9-12 Sep 1775 | 4000L,z,c,aw |
8. Puerto Rico, Carolinas | 8-19 Aug 1899 | >3433(I,J)+AV+CG,m,>3064(T,R,BC)+AV+CG |
9. FL, GUA, PR, TUR, MAR | 12-17 Sep 1928 | >3411R+AF+BB+I+BL,(3375-4075)b |
10. Cuba, CI, Jamaica | 4-10 Nov 1932 | >3107AR+AU,ad,2569R,>2500G,2500AC |
11. Central Atlantic | 16-17 Sep 1782 | >3000AX,BU,c,at,z |
12. Martinique | Aug 1813 | >3000BD,z |
13. El Salvador, Honduras | 4-8 Jun 1934 | >3000W,>2000T,ae,506-3006R |
14. Western Cuba | 21-22 Jun 1791 | 3000M,J,BC,bh,257Y,>30AP |
15. Barbados | 10-11 Aug 1831 | 2500B,1525B,>1500L,AC,T,BC,BI,ah |
16. Belize | 6-10 Sep 1931 | 2500BB,1500R,1500G,AC,T,BC |
17. HAI, HON, offshore JAM | 19-25 Oct 1935 | >2150T,af,1168-2168R+W,1000-2000AC |
18. DAVID: DR, Dominica, US | 8/29-9/5 1979 | >2068R,>2063G |
19. Offshore Florida (?) | 1781 | >2000BP,z |
20. South Carolina, Georgia | 27-28 Aug 1893 | 2000-2500X,1000-2000D,A,R,>1000T,s |
21. Eastern Gulf of Mexico | 17-21 Oct 1780 | 2000AP |
22. Cuba | 7-8 Oct 1870 | 2000AH,1000V,>800CN,136AG |
23. Louisiana | 1-2 Oct 1893 | 2000D,T,R,1800A |
24. Guadeloupe, Martinique | 14-15 Aug 1666 | <2000M,J,AG,AJ,d,z |
25. Martinique | Aug 1767 | 1600I |
26. Mexico | 28 Aug 1909 | 1500T,BW,1000-2000V |
27. W Cuba, Straits of FL | Oct 1644 | <1500M,e |
28. Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico | 26 Jul 1825 | >1300BK,>500I,374I,T,AY,372BC |
29. Offshore Nicaragua | 1605 | 1300M,ak |
30. GORDON: HAI, FL, CR, DR | 8-21 Nov 1994 | 1145CA,bc |
31. Jamaica, Cuba | 2-5 Oct 1780 | 1115AR+M,w,>415M,42BB |
32. Straits of Florida | 5 Sep 1622 | >1090M,z,90M |
33. Gulf of Mexico | early Nov 1590 | >1000BD,c |
34. Offshore Barbados | 27 Sep 1694 | >1000BD |
35. S Bahamas, Straits of FL | 30 Jul 1715 | (>1000-<2500)CM,>1000BD,1000M |
36. Havana (Cuba) | 15 Oct 1768 | >1000Y,AG,AJ,BB,BC,>100M,n,43B,AK |
37. Veracruz (Mexico) | 1601 | 1000M,c |
38. HAZEL: HAI, US, GRE, CAN | 5-13 Oct 1954 | 1000G,600-1200AD,575-1175R |
39. INEZ: Caribbean, Mexico | 9/27-10/1 1966 | 1000R |
40. Cuba, PR, Turks Islands | 1-5 Sep 1888 | 921R+I,bi |
41. St. Thomas, Puerto Rico | 29 Oct 1867 | >811I,BC |
42. Texas, Cuba | 16-17 Sep 1875 | 800BS,q,180C,176R,A,BW |
43. Cuba, offshore Bermuda | 20 Oct 1926 | 709(N,AI)+V |
44. Martinique, TUR, PR | 18-22 Aug 1891 | 703R,>700I,700BC |
45. Georgia, South Carolina | 27 Aug 1881 | >700A,700D,R |
46. Florida west coast | around 1553 | 700CN,z,bf |
47. Florida | 1553 | <700CM,z,bf |
48. New England | 21 Sep 1938 | (682-700)BX,682CN,600D,R,494R |
49. JANET: Mexico, BEL, BAR | 22-28 Sep 1955 | 681R,538G |
50. FL Keys, S Texas, Cuba | 9-14 Sep 1919 | >(600-900)(D,R,BW)+AI |
51. MAR, DOM, New Eng., BAH | 14-19 Aug 1788 | >(600-700)AH+AV+J,f |
52. Offshore Martinique | Oct 1695 | >600BD,z |
53. W Atlantic, Nova Scotia | 24-27 Aug 1873 | >600V,600AQ,223R,AQ,128BS |
54. FOX: Cuba | 23-25 Oct 1952 | 600CN,0R,bj |
55. Southwest Caribbean Sea | 1708 | 578M |
56. AUDREY: SW LA, N Texas | 27 Jun 1957 | 550R,>509F,390D,R |
57. Atlantic | 10 Aug 1591 | 501J,AG,AJ,z |
58. Offshore DR | 11-12 Jul 1502 | >500H,BE,500CN |
59. Offshore western FL | 20 Aug 1559 | >500CH,z,bg |
60. Offshore Puerto Rico | 1720 | >500M,BD |
61. Georgia, SC, NC | 7-9 Sep 1804 | >500A,CF,500AV,>84L |
62. Florida east coast | 1683 | 496BP,c |
63. Dominica | 9 Sep 1806 | 457Y,>300BL,131T,BC |
64. Martinique | 13-14 Aug 1766 | 440M,BL,400BL,>100Y,90(AJ,BC),v |
65. North Carolina | 11 Sep 1857 | 424AV+CI,>400L |
66. Florida Keys | 2-3 Sep 1935 | 409R,408D,405R,400CN |
67. SE TX, Gulf MX, CU, JAM | 12-17 Aug 1915 | 405R+AR,403R+AI+AR |
68. Jamaica | 8 Sep 1712 | >400AR,z |
69. Jamaica, Cayman Islands | 8-9 Sep 1722 | 400M,AG,AJ,T,BC,z |
70. Louisiana | 10-11 Aug 1856 | 400A,320X,<200S,>155L,>250BS |
71. U.S. east coast, W ATL | 14-15 Sep 1944 | 390D,R,344CN |
72. Offshore SC, BAH, TUR | 9/30-10/3 1866 | >387V+AH,>383V+BH |
73. St. Vincent, Barbados | 10-11 Sep 1898 | 383B+BB,283B |
74. DONNA: Florida, PR, BAH | 4-5 Sep 1960 | >364R+I,t |
75. Louisiana, Mississippi | 20 Sep 1909 | 353CB,350D,R,T |
76. FL, N Gulf States, BAH | 16-21 Sep 1926 | 349BS+V+AN,265D+V+AN,264R+V+AN |
77. GILBERT: MX, JAM, HAI | 9-14 Sep 1988 | 327(G,R)+CA |
78. Cuba, offshore Florida | 12-18 Oct 1944 | 318G,R,300N |
79. HILDA: Mexico, Cuba | 11-16 Sep 1955 | 304G,R |
80. Gulf of Mexico | 21 Oct 1631 | 300BD,(BF,c,al) |
81. South Carolina | 27-28 Sep 1822 | 300L,200A,X,R |
82. Bahamas, PR, DR, FL | 23-27 Jul 1926 | >287AM+R,x>212AM+R,60BB |
83. Near Cape Canaveral (FL) | 1563 | 284BP,c |
84. Hispaniola, PR, Jamaica | 8/28-9/3 1772 | >280M+I+AR+BN,z,av,280BD |
85. Mississippi, LA, Jamaica | 24-29 Sep 1915 | 279(D,R,BW,CB)+AR |
86. HATTIE: Belize | 26-31 Oct 1961 | 275G,R,264BB,262BC |
87. CHARLIE: Jamaica, Mexico | 15-20 Aug 1951 | 259R+CN |
88. ALLEN: Haiti, US | 4-7 Aug 1980 | 259G,249F,236-261R |
89. CAMILLE: MS, LA, WV, VA | 17-18 Aug 1969 | 259R |
90. Puerto Rico | 26-27 Sep 1932 | 257I,225G,I,R,BC |
91. St. Lucia, Dominica, BAR | 21 Oct 1817 | >(251-252)AH,>200BD |
92. Cuba | Sep 1623 | 250BP,150M |
93. CLEO: Lesser Antilles | 22-26 Aug 1964 | 217R,213BC,200G |
94. MX, offshore GRE, JAM | 16-23 Aug 1944 | 216R,116R,116G |
95. JOAN: NIC, CR, COL, VEN | 14-22 Oct 1988 | 216G,g |
96. Mexico | 19-20 Sep 1944 | 203-303R,200-300G |
97. Barbados | 10 Sep 1675 | >200CK |
98. Guadeloupe, NE US coast | 1-3 Sep 1821 | >200CN+(Y,P) |
99. Dominica, DR | 20-23 Sep 1834 | >200BA,BC,>100AG |
100. Upper Texas coast | Nov 1527 | 200F,z,c,191R,162CH,bd |
101. Barbados | 10 Aug 1674 | 200J,AG,AJ,T,BC,be |
102. St. Kitts | Before 10 Nov 1758 | 200BD,BN,au,z |
103. Cuba | 23-25 Sep 1894 | 200V |
104. Jamaica | 17-19 Nov 1912 | 200AL,>142AR,142BB,100G,T,BC |
105. DIANE: US NE states | 16-19 Aug 1955 | 200R,184D |
106. Southeast Florida, Cuba | 17-18 Oct 1906 | >193V+(R,D),u |
107. Cayman Islands, JAM, MAR | 8-15 Aug 1903 | >188AH,>183AH+(AR+BB),>149AH+AF |
108. NW Atlantic, S NF coast | 22-24 Aug 1927 | 184CO+CP+V,c |
109. Tampico (Mexico) | 24 Sep 1933 | 184->200V |
110. BRET: VEN, NIC, COL | 7-11 Aug 1993 | 184R |
111. Jamaica | 10/31-11/1 1744 | 182M,182J,AG,AJ |
112. Island near Nevis, Cuba | 17 Aug 1669 | 182CC,z |
113. Delaware coast | 2 Sep 1785 | 181BQ,z |
114. Isabel: Puerto Rico | 6-7 Oct 1985 | 180R,c,p,(86-500)AM |
115. Cuba, TUR, S Texas | 8/30-9/5 1933 | 179W+(D,BW),o |
116. Georgia, SC, NC | 2 Oct 1898 | 179A,>(150-180)R |
117. North coast of Colombia | 1504 | 175BD,c |
118. Dominica | 20 Sep 1806 | >165J,z |
119. W Cuba, FL Keys, CI | 10-11 Oct 1846 | >164AB+AJ+L+AT+BZ+(AK,AP),bb |
120. North Carolina, Virginia | 2-6 Sep 1775 | >163(R,AV)+BD+BN,ax,z |
121. East Texas | 12-13 Oct 1886 | 150T,A,126BS,ao |
122. Massachusetts | 6 Oct 1849 | 143BX,27L,c |
123. JAM, PR, Cuba, St. Croix | 24-29 Aug 1785 | >142AO,z |
124. Near STT, SW Atlan., PR | 2-3 Aug 1837 | >141AW+AY |
125. Labrador coast, W Cuba | 8-15 Oct 1882 | 140AQ,c,36R |
126. Central Atlantic | 9 Oct 1913 | 135BS,ap |
127. Mississippi, AL, NW FL | 27 Sep 1906 | 134D,133-134R |
128. Florida, Georgia, SC | 28-29 Sep 1896 | >130A,114T,R,>100T,100AV |
129. JAM, near HAI & DR, HAI | 9-13 Nov 1909 | >130W+AR,c,>97W+AH |
130. AGNES: US NE states, CU | 19-22 Jun 1972 | 129R+D |
131. Hispaniola | 12 Sep 1724 | 121BD |
132. Between JAM and England | Aug 1803 | 121BY |
133. Atlantic (?) | Before 3 Dec 1779 | 120BN,c,z,ay |
134. Roanoke Island (NC) | 1588 | <116BR,an,c |
135. BERYL: Cape Verde Is. | 28-29 Aug 1982 | 115CA |
136. North Carolina, Bahamas | 11 Sep 1883 | 106R,l |
137. Gulf coast, NC | 3-10 Oct 1837 | 105BH+L+CI,s |
138. Offshore Mexico | 26-27 Sep 1600 | 103-<940BD,c,ai |
139. South Carolina, NC | 15 Sep 1752 | 103L+CG,28R+CG |
140. Cuba, Southwest Florida | 13-18 Oct 1910 | 101W+D |
141. Cuba | 4-5 Oct 1844 | 101AK,>100T |
142. Jamaica | 1692 | >100AR,ab |
143. Honduras | 23 Sep 1787 | >100M,100M,J,AG,AJ,AX,BC |
144. Cuba | 27-28 Aug 1794 | >100AH+BP |
145. Jamaica | 17-18 Oct 1815 | >100AH,y |
146. Puerto Rico | 5 Sep 1852 | >100AH,ac |
147. Montserrat to VI | 28-29 Aug 1924 | >100R,34BB |
148. FRANCELIA: Guatemala | 8/28-9/4 1969 | >100G,100R |
149. Belize | 2 Sep 1787 | 100AO |
150. Martinique | 4-5 Sep 1713 | 100B,z |
151. Georgia | 14-15 Sep 1824 | 100L,83L |
152. Charleston (SC) | 14 Sep 1700 | 98CN,97L |
153. Dominican Republic | 25-28 Sep 1908 | 98G |
154. DIANA: Mexico | 5-8 Aug 1990 | 96R |
155. ALMA: Honduras, Cuba, FL | 4-8 Jun 1966 | 90R |
156. Cuba | 13-14 Jun 1904 | >87W |
157. Curacao, PA, US E coast | 9/21-10/5 1877 | >84AB+V+CF,r,<=16AG |
158. Windward Islands, BER | 8-15 Sep 1921 | >80R+R |
159. New England | 3-4 Oct 1841 | 81CN,58L,c |
160. Near NC Outer Banks | 21 Aug 1863 | 80V |
161. Newfoundland Banks | 26 Aug 1883 | 80R |
162. Dominican Republic | 22-24 May 1948 | 80R,c |
163. CARRIE: SW of Azores | 21 Sep 1957 | 80R |
164. ELOISE: PR, US, HAI, DR | 13-24 Sep 1975 | 80R |
165. Jamaica, Cuba, Florida | 22-29 Sep 1917 | 78AR+R+W |
166. BETSY: SE Florida, SE LA | 7-10 Sep 1965 | 76R |
167. GERT: Mexico, HON, NIC | 14-21 Sep 1993 | 76R |
168. Cuba, Bimini | 23-29 Sep 1935 | 74W,49R,T,BC |
169. Western Cuba | near end Oct 1525 | 73H,>72M,72BD |
170. US E coast waters, Cuba | 21-24 Oct 1878 | >72R+AI+AQ+AV,>71R+AI+AV |
171. Rio Grande Valley | 4-6 Aug 1844 | >70CN,70L,T,A,BW |
172. Jamaica | 15-16 Aug 1933 | 70AR |
173. South Carolina | 16-17 Sep 1713 | 70L,z |
174. EMMY: Azores | 3-4 Sep 1976 | 68R |
175. Near St. Augustine (FL) | 29 Aug 1880 | 68V,BH |
176. Mexico | 15 Sep 1933 | 63W |
177. Near Tortola, Montserrat | Aug 1809 | 62BY+AO,z |
178. Offshore Mexico | 12 Sep 1600 | >60-<897BD,ai |
179. Off US SE coast, FL | 11/30-12/2 1925 | 60AM+R,50A |
180. Cuba | Oct 1527 | 70BO,z,am,60M,I |
181. CAROL: US NE states | 31 Aug 1954 | 60D,R |
182. OPAL: Guatemala, MX, US SE states | 9/30-10/04 1995 | 59R |
183. BEULAH: TX, N MX, MAR | 5-22 Sep 1967 | 59R,58R+BL |
184. Martinique, SW Atlantic | 7/26-8/3 1837 | 57AW,ag |
185. U. S. mid-Atlantic coast | 15-17 Sep 1903 | 57V |
186. Cuba | 9/20-10/1 1895 | 56V |
187. S BAH, FL, FL Straits | 15-16 Jul 1733 | 56M,z |
188. HUGO: GUA, MON, SC | 17-22 Sep 1989 | 56BT,49R |
189. ALICE: NE MX, TX | 24-26 Jun 1954 | 55R |
190. Offshore central FL, VA | 20 Oct 1870 | >52BP+AV |
191. Off Bermuda | 1832 | 52BY,c |
192. CESAR: NIC, HON, El Salvador | 25-28 Jul 1996 | 51R |
193. South Texas | 6-7 Sep 1921 | 51BW,c,az |
194. SE Florida, LA, MS | 17-19 Sep 1947 | 51D,R |
195. DOROTHY: Martinique, DOM | 20 Aug 1970 | 51BC,<=51R,AF,BL |
196. Newfoundland Banks | 23-24 Aug 1935 | >50R,c,31CP |
197. Bahamas | 4-5 Sep 1883 | 50AG |
198. Cape Cod (Massachusetts) | 1 Nov 1778 | (50-70)BX,ba,c,z |
199. Barbuda | 25 Oct 1760 | 50M |
200. North Carolina | 1 Sep 1772 | 50L,AV,z |
201. Dominica | 8/28-9/1 1916 | 50V,AH |
202. Georgia, SC, NC | 11-12 Aug 1940 | 50D,R |
203. Honduras | 23-28 Sep 1941 | 50G,R |
204. Louisiana | 11 Aug 1860 | 47L |
205. NC, coastal Virginia | 18 Aug 1879 | 46CG+AV |
206. CARLA: Texas | 10-12 Sep 1961 | 46D,R |
207. Louisiana | 19 Aug 1812 | 45L,z |
208. North-central Atlantic | 8 Sep 1897 | 45v |
209. Louisiana, MS, Alabama | 27-28 Jul 1819 | 43L |
210. Offshore US E coast | 23 Aug 1806 | 42AV |
211. Velasco (Texas) | 21 Jul 1909 | 41D,R,BW |
212. Western Atlantic | 6-7 Sep 1853 | 40BS,as |
213. U. S. mid-Atlantic coast | 9-12 Sep 1889 | 40R,40A |
214. Western Cuba | 5 Oct 1634 | 40M,BD,aj |
215. St. Marks (Florida) | 1758 | 40A,z |
216. Freeport (Texas) | 13-14 Aug 1932 | 40D |
217. Puerto Rico | 15 Sep 1626 | 38M,I |
218. Near Cape Florida (FL) | 7 Sep 1838 | 38BP |
219. HILDA: Louisiana | 3-4 Oct 1964 | 38D,R |
220. Coastal NB, NY, ME | 4 Oct 1869 | 37AS+L+CN,c |
221. ELLA: HAI, CU | 8/30-9/6 1958 | 37-39R |
222. South Carolina | 4 Sep 1834 | 37L |
223. Northeast Gulf of Mexico | 26 May 1863 | 37V,c |
224. W Atlantic, US east coast | 24 Aug 1635 | 35BX+AV |
225. Mississippi | 15 Sep 1821 | 35S |
226. Trinidad, CU, VEN, JAM | 6/27-7/3 1933 | 35R+W+AR |
227. BETSY: GUA, PR | 11-12 Aug 1956 | 34R+I,34G+I,27BC |
228. Cuba, Florida Keys | 10-11 Oct 1909 | 34W+Z+R |
229. Gulf of MX and states | 4-10 Jul 1916 | 34W |
230. Southwest Louisiana | 6 Aug 1918 | 34D,R,CB |
231. North Carolina, MA | 2 Nov 1861 | 33L+(AV,CF)+H |
232 Western Cuba | 27 Aug 1826 | 33BY,c,z |
233. Near Maritime Provinces | 19 Jun 1959 | 33R,c |
234. Southeastern Bahamas | 1609 | 32BV,z |
235. FRAN: Cape Verde Islands | 15-17 Sep 1984 | 31CA |
236. ALBERTO: Georgia, AL | 4-7 Jul 1994 | 30CA |
237. Offshore Yucatan | 10-13 Aug 1880 | 30R+V,30BS,ar |
238. Jamaica | 18-19 Aug 1880 | 30B,AR,12AQ,12R |
239. EDITH: Nicaragua, Aruba | 6-11 Sep 1971 | 30G,R |
240. GILDA: Honduras | 25-27 Sep 1954 | 29R |
241. Indianola (Texas), Cuba | 17-20 Aug 1886 | >28R+X+AI,>20AQ+AI |
242. Virgin Islands | 13-16 Aug 1793 | 28AH+BN,h |
243. South Carolina, Florida | 11-13 Oct 1893 | 28R+R |
244. Tobago | 11 Oct 1847 | 27O |
245. Virgin Islands | 21 Aug 1871 | 27I |
246. Coastal New England | 9-13 Oct 1878 | 27R |
247. Offshore Jamaica (?) | 23 Sep 1799 | 27BG,c |
248. Texas, Gulf of MX, JAM | 15-19 Aug 1916 | 27V+R,25V+AH |
249. DORA: Mexico | 12 Sep 1956 | 27R |
250. U.S. mid-Atlantic coast | 7-13 Sep 1854 | 26AS |
251. NC, SC, offshore Bahamas | 11-15 Jul 1916 | 26V,c |
252. Bahamas, Florida | 14-16 Sep 1945 | 26R |
253. Cuba, Alabama | 25-31 Aug 1950 | 26W+R |
254. SW Atlantic, CU | 9/26-10/9 1873 | 26V,aa |
255. ANDREW: FL, LA, Bahamas | 23-27 Aug 1992 | 26R |
256. SC, offshore NC, GA | 24-25 Aug 1885 | 25R+V |
257. Georgia, South Carolina | 27-29 Aug 1911 | 25R,24R,bk |
258. Louisiana | 25-26 Aug 1926 | 25D,R |
259. CONNIE: North Carolina | 11-13 Aug 1955 | 25D |
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