| Hurricanes And Related Deaths In The United States, 1998-2017 |
|
| Year |
Total
hurricanes (1) |
Made landfall
as hurricane
in the U.S. |
Deaths (2) |
| 1998 |
10 |
3 |
23 |
| 1999 |
8 |
2 |
60 |
| 2000 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| 2001 |
9 |
0 |
42 |
| 2002 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| 2003 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
| 2004 |
9 |
6 (3) |
59 |
| 2005 |
15 |
7 |
1,518 |
| 2006 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| 2008 |
8 |
4 (4) |
41 |
| 2009 |
3 |
1 (5) |
6 |
| 2010 |
12 |
0 |
11 |
| 2011 |
7 |
1 |
44 |
| 2012 |
10 |
1 (6) |
83 |
| 2013 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 2014 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| 2015 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| 2016 |
7 |
3 |
36 |
| 2017 |
10 |
4 |
147 |
(1) Atlantic Basin.
(2) Includes fatalities from high winds of less than hurricane force from tropical storms.
(3) One hurricane (Alex) is considered a strike but not technically a landfall.
(4) Includes one hurricane (Hanna) which made landfall as a tropical storm.
(5) Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a tropical storm.
(6) Excludes Hurricane Sandy which made landfall as a post-tropical storm.
Source: Insurance Information Institute from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center. |
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