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Hurricane Allen
This hurricane was Category 5, formed on July 31, 1980 and dissipated on August 11, 1980. Damage: $1.24 billion. Hurricane Allen became a very intense hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, the Carribean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It hit the eastern Carribean. The lowest pressure was 911 millibar. -
Hurricane Alica
Hurricane Alica was a category 3 hurricane. It formed on August 15, 1980 and dissipated on August 20,1980.It was the longest period in this century that the U.S. mainland had gone without a hurricane landfall (though tropical storms did hit within that time)Alicia was the first hurricane to strike the Continental U.S. since Allen in 1980. The center of Alicia moved over the Texas coast about 25 miles southwest of Galveston on August 18. Damage done:$2.8 billion. It was a category 3 hurricane. -
Hurricane Elena
Hurricane Elena hit on late August and dissipated on early September.Elena intensified to hurricane strength on the 29th over the open water of the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Damage done:$1.3 billion. It was a category 3 hurricane. -
Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert was a category 5 hurricane. It formed on September 8 1988 and dissipated on September 19 1988.Hurricane Gilbert was a monumental storm, because it had the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere at 888 mb (26.23 inches). Hurricane Gilbert affected Texas and Oaklahoma. Damage: 7.1 billion dollars. -
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane andrew was a category 5 hurricane. IT formed on August 16 1992 and dissipated on August 28 1992.After Andrew cut its historic path of destruction and devastation through southern Florida, it exited the southwestern part of the state as a Category 3 hurricane. Then it turned northwest and reached Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane.Damage: $26.5 billion. It was the costliest hurricane until Katrina hit in August 2005. -
Hurricane Opal
Hurricane Opal was a category 4 hurricane and hit on September 26 1995. his late season storm rapidly developed into a very strong Category Four Hurricane before weakening to a strong Category Three Hurricane when it came ashore near Pensacola, Florida in October, 1995. It dissipated on October 5, 1995. The damage is $3.55 billion.5th costliest hurricane to ever hit the U.S -
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a category 5 hurricane that hit on September 2 2004 and dissipated on September 24 2004.
It was the second Category Five storm in as many years .Damage: $12 billion.7th costliest hurricane that hit the gulf coast in the past 25 years. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating category 5 monster. It formed on late August and disspated on early September. Damage:$108 billion.Deaths: 1833, Most of the damage and fatalities occurred in New Orleans where the levee system failed. This is the costliest hurricane that hit the U.S. -
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita hit on September 18 2005 and dissipated on September 26 2005. Hurricane Rita formed over The Bahamas and after passing westward to Florida, it entered an enviroment of warm waters( wind speed:180 MPH). It then hit Sabine, Texas with winds of 120 mph. Then it weakened over land and turned into a low pressure area. Damage:$12.1 billion. -
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma was a Category 5 hurricane. It formed on October 15 2005 and it dissipated on October 26 2005. Damage:$29.1 billion. 62 deaths were reported.4th cosliest hurricane that hit the U.S .
