Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1992 with wind speeds as high as 160 mph. Charles Krupa/AP Over the past 100-plus years, the United States has been hit by some of its worst hurricanes.

The costliest hurricane to impact the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina (2005), which caused an estimated $201.3 billion in damage. Hurricanes Harvey (2017) and Hurricane Ian rank second and third ...

Here are some of the worst hurricanes to strike the United States before July 15, well before the peak of hurricane season.

Palm Beach County suffered the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history when on Sept. 16, 1928 it brought 150 mph wind and water walls as high as 20 feet around Lake Okeechobee. As many as 3,000 ...

Kerr County emerged as the worst-hit region as nearly 12 inches of rain ... One of the most recent deadly events, Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia ...

Hurricane Helene struck Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia in September 2024. ... Helene was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared side-by-side in hard-hit Fort Myers on Wednesday as the president surveyed damage from Hurricane Ian. The two leaders, often political ...