The Deadliest Hurricanes in U.S. History

The Great Miami Hurricane, Florida, 1926
373 dead
Also known as simply the Miami Hurricane, this 1926 storm could not have come at a worse time for Florida. During the 1920s, the state was going through its first real estate bubble, as developers pursued ambitious and risky projects like floating hotels and man-made islands. It often has been said that the storm was the final push that brought Florida into the Great Depression. Official death tolls are fuzzy because of the large transient population and newly unaccounted-for residents in the area. The number 373 is based on Red Cross reports of the day.

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