15 Biggest, Deadliest, Most Devastating Hurricanes to Hit the United States

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8. Hurricane Andrew

Year: 1992

Maximum speed: 175 mph

Death toll: 65

Damage cost: $26.5 million

When if finally hit Florida, it belonged to Category 5 and only a bit later developed into a category 4 hurricane. Sadly,  63,000 homes were destroyed and  124,000 were damaged. But people weren’t the only ones to suffer. 187 million freshwater fish were killed in the basin and Bayou Lafourche.

Biggest, Deadliest, Most Devastating Hurricanes to Hit the United States

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