Throughout history, many devastating hurricanes have hit the United States, ranging from Maine to Texas. There has been a wide range of destruction caused by these storms, from wind damage to flooding to injuries and deaths to, in extreme cases, catastrophic damage.
We witness people and communities banding together to pick up the pieces despite this kind of occurrence’s difficulties. Occasionally, a storm will become the deadliest, most substantial, most expensive, or most destructive in recorded history.
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
As far as natural disasters go, the “Great” Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the deadliest to hit the United States. On September 8, 1900, it made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 miles per hour. Initially, a tropical storm originated from the Florida strait and rapidly strengthened into a hurricane after passing over Cuba.
Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
The Okeechobee Hurricane was one of the deadliest and most damaging storms to hit the United States. The tropical cyclone formed on September 6, 1928, off the coast of Africa, and by day’s end, it had strengthened into a tropical storm.