Other Hurricanes

1780

Oct. 10–16, Barbados, West Indies: “The Great Hurricane of 1780” killed 20,000–22,000 people and completely flattened the islands of Barbados, Martinique, and St. Eustatius; it is the deadliest Western Hemisphere hurricane on record.

1926

Oct. 20, Cuba: powerful hurricane killed 650.

1930

Sept. 3, Dominican Republic: hurricane killed about 8,000 people.

1955

Sept. 19, Mexico: “Hilda” took 200 lives.

Sept. 22–28, Caribbean: “Janet” killed 200 in Honduras and 300 in Mexico.

1961

Oct. 31, British Honduras: “Hattie” devastated capital of Belize, killing at least 400.

1963

Oct. 2–7, Caribbean: “Flora” killed about 7,200 in Haiti and Cuba.

1966

Sept. 24–30, Caribbean area: “Inez” killed 293.

1974

Sept. 14–19, Honduras: “Fifi” struck northern part of country, leaving 8,000 dead and 100,000 homeless.

1988

Sept. 12–17, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: “Gilbert” took at least 260 lives and caused some 39 tornadoes in Tex.

1997

Oct. 8–10, southern Mexico: “Pauline” devastated resort city of Acapulco and villages along the coast in states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, leaving 217 dead and 20,000 homeless.

1998

Sept. 20–29, Caribbean, Fla. Keys, and Gulf Coast: “Georges” killed about 600 people, mostly in Dominican Republic. Damage estimated to be $5 billion, including $2 billion in Puerto Rico.

Oct. 26–Nov. 4, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala: “Mitch” killed more than 14,500 people, becoming the deadliest Atlantic storm in 200 years. Two to three million people were left homeless; damages were more than $5 billion.

2004

Sept. 18, Haiti: Floods from tropical storm “Jeanne” killed more than 2,400 in Haiti and left 300,000 homeless.

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