List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes
Overall costliest
This list ranks tropical cyclones within the Atlantic that have accrued at least US$1 billion in damage, based on their nominal USD damage totals.

List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes

Section Title: Overall costliest
Table Section Text: This list ranks tropical cyclones within the Atlantic that have accrued at least US$1 billion in damage, based on their nominal USD damage totals.

Name	Nominal damage (Billions USD)	Normalized damage (Billions USD)	Season	Storm classification at peak intensity	Areas affected	References

Katrina	$125.0	$116.9	2005	Category 5 hurricane	Louisiana Mississippi The Bahamas United States Gulf Coast South Florida Northeast Eastern Canada

Harvey	$125.0	$62.2	2017	Category 4 hurricane	Texas Louisiana South America Central America The Caribbean Yucatan Peninsula

Maria	$91.6	N/A	2017	Category 5 hurricane	Puerto Rico Lesser Antilles Greater Antilles Caribbean Sea Eastern United States

Sandy	$68.7	$73.5	2012	Category 3 hurricane	The Caribbean United States East Coast Eastern Canada

Irma	$64.8	$31.0	2017	Category 5 hurricane	Lesser Antilles Greater Antilles Caribbean Sea Eastern United States

Ike	$38.0	$35.2	2008	Category 4 hurricane	Greater Antilles Texas Louisiana Midwestern United States Eastern Canada Iceland

Wilma	$27.4	$31.9	2005	Category 5 hurricane	Greater Antilles Central America Florida

Andrew	$27.3	$106.0	1992	Category 5 hurricane	The Bahamas Florida United States Gulf Coast

Ivan	$26.1	$25.9	2004	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean Venezuela United States Gulf Coast

Michael	>$25.1	N/A	2018	Category 5 hurricane	Central America Florida Georgia United States Gulf Coast Eastern United States Eastern Canada Iberian Peninsula

Florence	>$24.0	N/A	2018	Category 4 hurricane	West Africa Cape Verde Bermuda Eastern United States Atlantic Canada

Rita	$18.5	$14.9	2005	Category 5 hurricane	Cuba United States Gulf Coast

Charley	$16.9	$26.9	2004	Category 4 hurricane	Jamaica Cayman Islands Cuba Florida The Carolinas

Matthew	$15.1	$8.6	2016	Category 5 hurricane	Colombia Venezuela The Caribbean United States East Coast

Irene	$14.2	$10.8	2011	Category 3 hurricane	The Caribbean United States East Coast Eastern Canada

Frances	$10.1	$16.5	2004	Category 4 hurricane	The Caribbean Eastern United States Ontario

Hugo	$9.47	$25.1	1989	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean United States East Coast

Georges	$9.37	<$6.0	1998	Category 4 hurricane	The Caribbean United States Gulf Coast

Allison	$8.5	<$6.0	2001	Tropical storm	Texas Louisiana Southern United States

Gustav	$8.31	<$6.0	2008	Category 4 hurricane	Hispaniola Jamaica Cuba United States Gulf Coast

Jeanne	$7.94	$13.6	2004	Category 3 hurricane	The Caribbean Eastern United States

Floyd	$6.5	$13.9	1999	Category 4 hurricane	The Bahamas Eastern United States Atlantic Canada

Mitch	$6.08	<$6.0	1998	Category 5 hurricane	Central America Yucatán Peninsula South Florida

Isabel	$5.5	<$6.0	2003	Category 5 hurricane	Greater Antilles The Bahamas Eastern United States Ontario

Fran	$5.0	$11.1	1996	Category 3 hurricane	Eastern United States Ontario

Opal	$4.7	$10.0	1995	Category 4 hurricane	Guatemala Yucatán Peninsula Eastern United States

Stan	$3.96	<$6.0	2005	Category 1 hurricane	Mexico Central America

Karl	$3.9	<$6.0	2010	Category 3 hurricane	Mexico Central America

Dennis	$3.98	<$6.0	2005	Category 4 hurricane	Greater Antilles Southeastern United States

Isaac	$3.11	<$6.0	2012	Category 1 hurricane	The Caribbean Eastern United States

Alicia	$3.0	$13.6	1983	Category 3 hurricane	East Texas Louisiana

Gilbert	$2.98	<$6.0	1988	Category 5 hurricane	Venezuela Central America Hispaniola Mexico

Luis	$2.97	<$6.0	1995	Category 4 hurricane	Leeward Islands Puerto Rico Bermuda

Lee	$2.8	<$6.0	2011	Tropical storm	United States East Coast

Michelle	$2.35	<$6.0	2001	Category 4 hurricane	Central America Jamaica Cuba The Bahamas

Marilyn	$2.1	<$6.0	1995	Category 3 hurricane	The Caribbean Bermuda

Agnes	$2.1	$26.0	1972	Category 1 hurricane	Mexico Cuba Eastern United States

Dean	$1.95	<$6.0	2007	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean Central America

Joan	$1.87	<$6.0	1988	Category 4 hurricane	Lesser Antilles Colombia Venezuela Central America

Fifi	$1.8	<$6.0	1974	Category 2 hurricane	Jamaica Central America Mexico

Frederic	$1.77	<$6.0	1979	Category 4 hurricane	The Caribbean Southeastern United States

Dolly	$1.6	<$6.0	2008	Category 2 hurricane	Cayman Islands Mexico Southwestern United States

Allen	$1.57	<$6.0	1980	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean Yucatán Peninsula Mexico South Texas

David	$1.54	<$6.0	1979	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean United States East Coast

Alex	$1.52	<$6.0	2010	Category 2 hurricane	Central America Greater Antilles Texas

Juan	$1.5	<$6.0	1985	Category 1 hurricane	United States Gulf Coast

Bob	$1.5	<$6.0	1991	Category 3 hurricane	United States East Coast Canada

Roxanne	$1.5	<$6.0	1995	Category 3 hurricane	Mexico

Ingrid	$1.5	<$6.0	2013	Category 1 hurricane	Mexico

Betsy	$1.43	<$6.0	1965	Category 4 hurricane	Louisiana South Florida Caribbean

Camille	$1.43	$26.4	1969	Category 5 hurricane	Mississippi Louisiana Alabama Virginia Cuba

Elena	$1.3	<$6.0	1985	Category 3 hurricane	Cuba United States Gulf Coast

Isidore	$1.28	<$6.0	2002	Category 3 hurricane	Cuba Yucatán Peninsula Louisiana

Lili	$1.16	<$6.0	2002	Category 4 hurricane	Lesser Antilles Greater Antilles Gulf Coast of the United States

Alberto	$1.03	<$6.0	1994	Tropical storm	Southeastern United States

Emily	$1.01	<$6.0	2005	Category 5 hurricane	The Caribbean Honduras Belize Mexico Texas

Bonnie	$1.0	<$6.0	1998	Category 3 hurricane	Lesser Antilles East Coast of the United States

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The US$1.77 billion in damage accrued by Frederic made it the Atlantic costliest tropical cyclone.

final_sentence: The US$1.77 billion in damage accrued by Frederic made it the Atlantic costliest tropical cyclone.