|
Deadliest
Atlantic Hurricanes
1988 - 2002
Rank
|
Year
|
Hurricane Name
|
Locations Impacted
|
Deaths
|
01
|
1998
|
Hurricane Mitch
|
Central America
|
9,086
|
02
|
1994
|
Hurricane Gordon
|
Hispaniola & USA
|
1,145
|
03
|
1998
|
Hurricane Georges
|
Caribbean & USA
|
602
|
04
|
1988
|
Hurricane Gilbert
|
Caribbean, Central America
& USA
|
318
|
05
|
1988
|
Hurricane Joan
|
South & Central America
|
216
|
06
|
1993
|
Tropical Storm Bret
|
South/Central America
|
184
|
07
|
1990
|
Hurricane Diana
|
Central America
|
96
|
08
|
1993
|
Hurricane Gert
|
Central America
|
76
|
09
|
1995
|
Hurricane Opal
|
Guatemala, Mexico & USA
|
59
|
10
|
1999
|
Hurricane Floyd
|
USA & Bahamas
|
57
|
11
|
1996
|
Hurricane Cesar
|
Central America
|
51
|
12
|
1989
|
Hurricane Hugo
|
Caribbean & USA
|
49
|
13
|
2001
|
Tropical Storm Allison
|
USA
|
41
|
14
|
1996
|
Hurricane Fran
|
USA
|
34
|
15
|
2001
|
Hurricane Iris
|
Central America
|
31
|
16
|
1994
|
Tropical Storm Alberto
|
USA
|
28
|
17
|
1992
|
Hurricane Andrew
|
USA
|
26
|
18
|
1993
|
Tropical Storm Arlene
|
Central America & USA
|
26
|
19
|
2000
|
Hurricane Gordon
|
Central America & USA
|
24
|
20
|
2000
|
Hurricane Keith
|
Central America
|
24
|
21
|
1996
|
Hurricane Hortense
|
Puerto Rico & Hispaniola
|
21
|
22
|
1998
|
Tropical Storm Charley
|
USA
|
20
|
23
|
1991
|
Hurricane Bob
|
USA
|
17
|
24
|
1995
|
Hurricane Luis
|
Lesser Antilles
|
17
|
25
|
2001
|
Hurricane Michelle
|
Central America, Cuba &
Bahamas
|
17
|
26
|
1999
|
Hurricane Lenny
|
Lesser Antilles
|
15
|
27
|
1995
|
Hurricane Roxanne
|
Mexico
|
14
|
28
|
1996
|
Hurricane Dolly
|
Mexico
|
14
|
29
|
1989
|
Hurricane Chantal
|
USA
|
13
|
30
|
1989
|
Tropical Storm Allison
|
USA
|
11
|
31
|
1988
|
Hurricane Debby
|
Central America
|
10
|
32
|
1996
|
Hurricane Lili
|
Central America & GB
|
10
|
33
|
1990
|
Hurricane Bertha
|
USA & Canada
|
9
|
34
|
2002
|
Hurricane Lili
|
USA
|
9
|
35
|
1989
|
Hurricane Gabrielle
|
USA & Canada
|
8
|
36
|
1995
|
Hurricane Felix
|
USA
|
8
|
37
|
1995
|
Hurricane Marilyn
|
Virgin Islands & Puerto
Rico
|
8
|
38
|
1996
|
Hurricane Marco
|
Central America & Hispaniola
|
8
|
39
|
1995
|
Hurricane Erin
|
USA
|
6
|
40
|
1995
|
Tropical Storm Jerry
|
USA
|
6
|
41
|
1996
|
Hurricane Bertha
|
USA & Puerto Rico
|
5
|
42
|
1995
|
Hurricane Iris
|
Lesser Antilles
|
5
|
43
|
1990
|
Hurricane Klaus
|
USA
|
4
|
44
|
1993
|
Tropical Storm Cindy
|
Caribbean
|
4
|
45
|
1994
|
Tropical Storm Debby
|
Lesser Antilles
|
4
|
46
|
1997
|
Hurricane Danny
|
USA
|
4
|
47
|
1999
|
Hurricane Dennis
|
USA
|
4
|
48
|
1989
|
Hurricane Jerry
|
USA
|
3
|
49
|
1998
|
Hurricane Bonnie
|
USA
|
3
|
50
|
2002
|
Tropical Storm Hanna
|
USA
|
3
|
51
|
1998
|
Hurricane Earl
|
USA
|
3
|
52
|
1993
|
Hurricane Emily
|
USA
|
2
|
53
|
1996
|
Hurricane Edouard
|
USA
|
2
|
54
|
1997
|
Hurricane Erika
|
Puerto Rico
|
2
|
55
|
1999
|
Hurricane Gert
|
USA
|
2
|
56
|
1999
|
Hurricane Jose
|
Lesser Antilles
|
2
|
57
|
2001
|
Tropical Storm Barry
|
USA
|
2
|
58
|
1988
|
Tropical Storm Beryl
|
USA
|
1
|
59
|
1988
|
Tropical Storm Chris
|
USA
|
1
|
60
|
1992
|
Tropical Storm Danielle
|
USA
|
1
|