Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest and costliest storms in the United States

Hurricane Katrina

• Year: 2005
• Location: Three landfalls, one at Keating Beach, Florida and two others near Buras, Louisiana and near the Louisiana-Mississippi border
• Deaths: 1,392
• Damage: $125 billion (2005 US dollars)
• What happened: According to the National Hurricane Center, Katrina is considered the deadliest storm since 1950 and, along with Hurricane Harvey, is the costliest Atlantic hurricane on record. The leading cause of death associated with Katrina was the failure of the levees around New Orleans, which led to catastrophic flooding in the area.

Hurricane Harvey

• Year: 2017
• Location: San Jose Island, Texas, about 20 miles southeast of Houston
• Deaths: 103
• Damage: $125 billion (2017 dollars)
• What happened: The storm caused catastrophic flooding in the Houston area and was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the mainland United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Some areas such as Nederland, Texas accumulated 60.58 inches of rain.

Hurricane Ian

• Year: 2022
• Location: Landing at Cayo Costa Island, Florida, about 29 miles west of Fort Myers
• Deaths: 156
• Damage: $113 billion (2022 US dollars)
• What happened: Ian was classified as a Category 5 hurricane and was the third costliest hurricane on record, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane was also the costliest storm in Florida history. Aside from the extensive damage it caused in Florida, Ian also caused damage in Cuba and the Carolinas.