How many hurricanes have hit land?
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http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E10.html
From 1851 to 2006, 284 hurricanes made landfall in the US, an average of about 1.8 per year. The average number of Atlantic hurricanes per year is 6.2, so roughly 30% of Atlantic hurricanes eventually make landfall.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E19.html
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E11.html
The five costliest hurricanes have been:
1. Katrina (2005), $81.0 billion
2. Andrew (1992), $35.0 billion
3. Wilma (2005), $20.6 billion
4. Ike (2008), $18.0 billion
5. Charley (2004), $14 billion
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/damage.asp
In terms of a "what-if" scenario, if the "Great Miami Hurricane" of 1926 were to repeat itself today, the estimated damage would be at least $157 billion.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/costliesttable3.html
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at192693.asp
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1. Hurricane Katrina (LA, MS, AL) 2005 Category 5, Estimated Damage $76,000,000,000
2. Hurricane Andrew (FL, LA) 1992 Category 5, Estimated Damage $45,000,000,000
3. Hurricane Charley (SW FL) 2004 Category 4, Estimated Damage $15,400,000,000
4. Hurricane Ivan (AL, NW FL) 2004 Category 3 Estimated Damage $17,700,000,000
5. Hurricane Hugo (SC, NC) 1989 Category 2, Estimated Damage $15,600,000,000
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The track of the Great Miami Hurricane: