Poor Hugo

[Jim Cantore]

Does anybody notice that between August 12th 2004 and October 25th 2005 Hurricane Hugo went from the second costilest Hurricane and a legend to 8th costliest and an unknown? What a fall

Costliest Atlantic Hurricanes as of Thursday August 12th 2004

1. Andrew $26,500,000,000
2. Hugo $7,000,000,000
3. Floyd $4,500,000,000
4. Isabel $3,370,000,000
5. Fran $3,200,000,000
6. Opal $3,000,000,000
7. Frederic $2,300,000,000
8. Agnes $2,100,000,000
9. Alicia $2,000,000,000
10. Bob $1,500,000,000



The new top 10 costliest Atlantic Hurricanes

1. Katrina $80,000,000,000
2. Andrew 26,500,000,000
3. Ivan $15,000,000,000
4. Wilma $14,400,000,000
5. Charley $14,000,000,000
6. Rita $9,400,000,000
7. Frances 9,000,000,000
8. Hugo $7,000,000,000
9. Jeanne $6,900,000,000
10. Floyd $4,500,000,000


Sucks to be Hugo

Dispite this fall the Storms like Hugo and Floyd that took huge falls are still legends among hurricanes and always will be

[Jim Cantore]

correction on the new top 10


The new top 10 costliest Atlantic Hurricanes

1. Katrina $80,000,000,000
2. Andrew 26,500,000,000
3. Charley $15,000,000,000
4. Wilma $14,400,000,000
5. Ivan $14,200,000,000
6. Rita $9,400,000,000
7. Frances 9,000,000,000
8. Hugo $7,000,000,000
9. Jeanne $6,900,000,000
10. Floyd $4,500,000,000

[Jim Cantore]

yet another correction they bumped frances down 100 million

The new top 10 costliest Atlantic Hurricanes

1. Katrina $80,000,000,000
2. Andrew 26,500,000,000
3. Charley $15,000,000,000
4. Wilma $14,400,000,000
5. Ivan $14,200,000,000
6. Rita $9,400,000,000
7. Frances 8,900,000,000
8. Hugo $7,000,000,000
9. Jeanne $6,900,000,000
10. Floyd $4,500,000,000

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

In 25 years Hugo might not be in the top 20.

[Jim Cantore]

I think in 25 years that we will look at Hugo like we look at say Hurricane Danny in 1997 today and its a shame being that Hugo was such a devestating hurricane

[EDR1222]

It's amazing that 7 out of the 10 costliest in dollars are all from 2004 and 2005.

[Jim Cantore]

its beyond belief

[HURAKAN]

For weather people, Hugo and Floyd like Hazel and Camille will never be forgotten even though they have been replaced in the list by much stronger, damaging storms.

[cycloneye]

I haved not forgotten Hugo and never will as he hit us hard here in Puerto Rico.

[HurricaneBill]

Adjusted to inflation, Hugo's price tag would be around $12-13 billion.

Also keep in mind, the U.S. had not been hit by a hurricane as intense as Hugo since Camille in 1969. So Hugo was the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 20 years.

South Carolina had not experienced a major hurricane landfall since Gracie in 1959. So Hugo was the first major hurricane to landfall on SC in 30 years.

Trust me, Hugo will NOT be forgotten.

[senorpepr]

If you account for inflation, which should be done--you can't properly compare 1989 dollars to 2005 dollars, then here is the result:

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1  Katrina (FL, LA, MS, AL)    2005  80,000,000,000
2  Andrew (SE FL, SE LA)       1992  43,672,000,000
3  Charley (SW FL)             2004  15,000,000,000
4  Wilma (FL)                  2005  14,400,000,000
5  Ivan (AL/NW FL)             2004  14,200,000,000
6  Hugo (SC)                   1989  12,250,000,000
7  Agnes (FL, NE U.S.)         1972  11,290,000,000
8  Betsy (SE FL, SE LA)        1965  10,799,500,000
9  Rita (FL, LA, TX)           2005   9,400,000,000
10 Frances (FL)                2004   8,900,000,000

[MGC]

It is a pity to see these mighty Cat-5 and Cat-4 hurricanes humbled by lowly Cat-3 Katrina. Just proves the SS scale don't mean squat....MGC

[NCHurricane]

It is a pity to see these mighty Cat-5 and Cat-4 hurricanes humbled by lowly Cat-3 Katrina. Just proves the SS scale don't mean squat....MGC

It's all about where it makes landfall. If Katrina had made landfall here (in Eastern NC), the total wouldn't have been near as much. Same storm, different money amount.

[HURAKAN]

It is a pity to see these mighty Cat-5 and Cat-4 hurricanes humbled by lowly Cat-3 Katrina. Just proves the SS scale don't mean squat....MGC

It's all about where it makes landfall. If Katrina had made landfall here (in Eastern NC), the total wouldn't have been near as much. Same storm, different money amount.

I agree completely, 100%.

[southerngale]

It is a pity to see these mighty Cat-5 and Cat-4 hurricanes humbled by lowly Cat-3 Katrina. Just proves the SS scale don't mean squat....MGC

It's all about where it makes landfall. If Katrina had made landfall here (in Eastern NC), the total wouldn't have been near as much. Same storm, different money amount.

I agree completely, 100%.

No doubt. Rita devastated extreme SE Tx and SW La, but had it hit further west near Galveston/Houston, the damage in dollars would have been significantly higher.

[Audrey2Katrina]

I'm curious about all these figures being bandied about. I've heard figures from as low as $25 billion to as high as $125 billion. I've heard it mentioned in terms of total economic cost, and in terms of insurance claims alone. Are these figures calculated on actual damage cost totals, or are they strictly confined to insurance claims?

A2K

[Audrey2Katrina]

Heck, people who are in Texas still remember a tropical storm named Allison. The fact is if anyone is alive in an area hit by ANY major storm, it'll never be forgotten. On the other hand, newer generations come along and even the monsters of the past become mythical figures they may have "heard of" but they mean little to nothing to them. In that respect, it is likely that just about any hurricane given the passage of enough time, a generation or two is usually all it takes, will be "forgotten" or at the very least rendered to the "who cares" bin to the typical man or woman on the street--on the other hand to meteorology afficionados, and hurricane researchers names like Hugo, Audrey, Camille, Hugo, Charley, Betsy, Carla, Andrew, David, Ivan, Wilma, Gilbert, etc. etc. etc. will ALWAYS have significant meanig. Just my opinion FWIW.

A2K

[docjoe]

I think in 25 years that we will look at Hugo like we look at say Hurricane Danny in 1997 today and its a shame being that Hugo was such a devestating hurricane

Tis a shame but I agree for the most part. The public's percepton of a storm is almost completely colored by how "bad" the media decides thestorm was ( at least for people who do not follow Storm2K!!)). I go back to "my" most recent storm. Dennis was a Cat 3 at landfall but due to a small path of damage and the fact that the media was sitting in P'cola on the fringes Dennis was reported to be "not that bad". For a small area and group of people though Dennis was devastating, not Katrina devastating but still...you just dont hear about it.

docjoe

BTW...I got evacuated for Danny in the middle of a camping trip to Big Lagoon...tents and TC's dont mix.

[senorpepr]

I'm curious about all these figures being bandied about. I've heard figures from as low as $25 billion to as high as $125 billion. I've heard it mentioned in terms of total economic cost, and in terms of insurance claims alone. Are these figures calculated on actual damage cost totals, or are they strictly confined to insurance claims?

A2K

The numbers I posted above, including the $80B regarding Katrina, are from the NHC. They use a 2:1 ratio using reported insured loses.

[Audrey2Katrina]

Thanks, I was always curious as to how they arrived at those numbers.

A2K