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Ranked Using 2005 Inflation, Population, and Wealth Normalization
RANK	HURRICANE	YEAR	Category	Adjusted Damage (Millions)
1	SE FL/MS/AL	1926	4	$ 157,000
2	N TX (Galveston)	1900	4	99,400
3	KATRINA (LA)	2005	3	81,000
4	N TX (Galveston)	1915	4	^* 68,000
5	ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA)	1992	5	55,800
6	New England	1938	3	39,200
7	SW FL	1944	3	38,700
8	SE FL	1928	4	33,600
9	DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)	1960	4	26,800
10	CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA)	1969	5	21,200
11	WILMA (SW FL)	2005	3	20,600
12	BETSY (SE FL/SE LA)	1965	3	17,900
13	DIANE (NE U.S.)	1955	1	17,200
14	AGNES (FL/NE U.S.)	1972	1	17,200
15	HAZEL (SC/NC)	1954	4	16,500
16	CHARLEY (SW FL)	2004	4	16,300
17	CAROL (NE U.S.)	1954	3	16,100
18	IVAN (NW FL/AL.)	2004	3	15,500
19	HUGO (SC)	1989	4	15,300
20	SE FL	1949	3	14,700
21	CARLA (N & Central TX)	1961	4	14,200
22	SE FL/LA/AL	1947	4	13,700
23	NE U.S.	1944	3	13,200
24	FL Keys/S TX	1919	4	13,200
25	SE FL	1945	3	12,300
26	FREDERIC (AL/MS)	1979	3	10,300
27	RITA (TX/LA)	2005	3	10,000
28	FRANCES (SE FL)	2004	2	9,700
29	VA	1933	2	8,200
30	DORA (NE FL)	1964	2	7,700

^* Damage estimate in 1915 reference is considered too high

Reference
Pielke, Jr., R.A., J.Gratz, C.W.Landsea, D.Collins, M.A.Saunders, R.Musulin; 2006: "Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005" In Press, 39p.

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