DEADLIEST ATLANTIC HURRICANES

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