Topic: What do You Think is the Worst Hurricane in US History?

[Farmtalk]

So what hurricane or tropical storm for that matter, is the worst of all time? Of modern times, I would have to go with Katrina, but in the entire history, I have read that the Galveston one is pretty bad

[Harryca]

The 1900 Galveston hurricane was the deadliest with 8,000 deaths (Katrina came in third with 1,200 deaths).  Katrina was the costliest at $108,000,000,000.

Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/nws-nhc-6.pdf

[Farmtalk]

...and I also believe Katrina had the highest winds ever recorded, and maybe the lowest pressure (Not 100% certain on that last part)

[Harryca]

I don't know about winds but, Katrina was the third most intense hurricane ranked by pressure.

1  FL (Keys) 
    year: 1935
    category at landfall: 5
    millibars: 892
    inches: 26.35

2  CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA)
    year: 1969
    category at landfall: 5
    millibars: 909
    inches: 26.84

3  KATRINA (SE LA, MS)
    year: 2005
    category at landfall: 3
    millibars: 920
    inches: 27.17

[Farmtalk]

Thanks for the heads up on that

I believe that Katrina passed Allen for the highest recorded sustained wind during a single advisory