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

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7. Hurricane Camille

Year: 1969

Maximum speed: 175 mph

Death toll: over 256

Damage cost: $1.45 billion

Another pretty name in the list of horrifying 15 biggest, deadliest, most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States. Its force was such that it actually made the Mississippi River flow backward from its mouth in Venice, LA to a place north of New Orleans, LA, which is a distance of 200 km (125 mi).

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

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