Worst Storm of the decade

[Derek Ortt]

This is NOT from the U.S. Perspective, but from an overall perspective

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

I have to say Jeanne 3k plus dead.

[Astro_man92]

I think Michelle was the worst storm of the decade (I hope he is refering to Mitch when he said michelle... otherwise... aww crap)

[Derek Ortt]

I went with Jeanne and here is my rationale

Keith: Too localized
Allison: See Keith
Iris: See Keith
Michelle: Damage to Cuba high, but death toll being low, damage less than Dennis, and weakening before Bahamas takes storm out of consideration
Isidore: Damage to Cuba and Yucatan extensive. Had storm hit New orleans as a major, then it may have been the one. Overall damage not high enough
Lili: Cuban damage severe, but see Isidore
Fabian: See Keith
Isabel: Overall damage not significant enough to be the one
Juan: See Keith
Charley: 10 miles to the east, and this likely would have been THE one as it would have levelled Havana. Also, rapidly weakened before moving into Orlando
Frances: Not to the level of being the worst
Ivan: Trail of damage very extensive from Barbados to the Panhandle and Alabama. Had its second rendition have made landfall as a cane, then almost certainly and had it caused more deaths, then certainly. Close but not quite
Dennis: Had it hit Key West, then this would ahve been a candidate
Emily: Just not enough overall damage to qualify as the worst
Katrina: Severe effects to New Orleans, though primarily in one location, albiet a large one. Worst for the USA, but thats not the subject of this poll. Had it formed a day earlier, it likely would ahve affected the Bahamas as a cane and Miami as a major, which probably would have qualified Katrina as THE worst
Rita: See Keith
Stan: See Keith
Wilma: Very similar to Ivan, where deaths being low keep this from qualifying. Close but not quite

THE WORST (IMO): Jeanne

Jeanne had a long trial of damage from Puerto Rico (50 million) to the DR where it hit as a cane. It then devastated Haiti, killing 3K. Brought cat 3 winds to the Bahamas and Florida. Has the devastation, has the deaths, and has the trail of damage

[Derek Ortt]

I was referring to Michelle, the storm that devastated Cuba in November, 2001

[EDR1222]

I also would have to say Jeanne. I still have some of the pictures showing the damage from Jeanne in the Carribean. As Derek mentioned, she had quite a long trail of destruction.

[HURAKAN]

I have to go with Katrina for already known reasons. Jeanne is a tough contender but still Katrina is too much. It's still scary and heartbreaking to just mention it.

[WindRunner]

I'd say Mitch if it was on the list, with that kind of death toll and it caused so much damage to the region that they are still fixing it eight years later, I'd say that was a pretty bad storm.

Of the ones on the list, Keith, as it sat over an area where a lot of vulnerable people live in buildings of mediocre construction as a rather strong storm.

[HURAKAN]

I'd say Mitch if it was on the list, with that kind of death toll and it caused so much damage to the region that they are still fixing it eight years later, I'd say that was a pretty bad storm.

Of the ones on the list, Keith, as it sat over an area where a lot of vulnerable people live in buildings of mediocre construction as a rather strong storm.

I was thinking also about Mitch, but it's not of this decade!

[Derek Ortt]

Mitch is the no-brainer choice of the last 50 years... but that poll would be too easy

[MGC]

I voted for Jeanne because it killed so many. Katrina was my runner-up....MGC

[wxmann_91]

I'd say Katrina, though Jeanne would be a close second.

[Brent]

Katrina.

[Ivanhater]

i think its obvious, which ever storm killed the most people..nothing is more important than a human life

[senorpepr]

Easily I say Jeanne.

[Jim Cantore]

This is an intresting question and there are several good arguements that can be made but I cant go agenist Katrina

[wxmann_91]

i think its obvious, which ever storm killed the most people..nothing is more important than a human life

Actually it's not. I had a tough time deciding. Comparing Jeanne to Katrina is like comparing apples to oranges. Both were that if they not hit where they hit, the death toll and damage would've been much less, but they killed in vastly different ways.

[Ivanhater]

i think its obvious, which ever storm killed the most people..nothing is more important than a human life

Actually it's not. I had a tough time deciding. Comparing Jeanne to Katrina is like comparing apples to oranges. Both were that if they not hit where they hit, the death toll and damage would've been much less, but they killed in vastly different ways.

well personally i feel jeanne was worst because she killed more people...but if a hurricane kills just one person...it is bad in its own right

[gilbert88]

Jeanne, with Katrina and Stan close behind.

[Sean in New Orleans]

Katrina...1300+ Americans killed, more than twice the amount of insurance costs compared to the second most expensive, a major American urban area decimated, a record breaking tidal surge along the Mississippi Gulf Coast that destroyed almost everything in it's path that went miles inland, near 100 foot waves offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, and a system that caused government from top to bottom across America re-think, and re-plan responses to a wide range of disasters that could occur in the future.