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Costliest hurricanes

Associated Press
Published June 6, 2004

(Costs were not adjusted for inflation)

1. Andrew, Florida and Louisiana, 1992, $35-billion.

2. Hugo, South Carolina, 1989, $7-billion.

3. Floyd, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, 1999, $4.5-billion.

4. Fran, North Carolina, 1996, $3.2-billion.

5. Opal, Florida and Alabama, 1995, $3-billion.

6. Georges, Florida Keys, Mississippi and Alabama, 1998, $2.31-billion.

7. Frederic, Alabama and Mississippi, 1979, $2.3-billion.

8. Agnes, Florida, Northeast United States, 1972, $2.1-billion.

9. Alicia, Texas, 1983, $2-billion.

10. Bob, North Carolina and Northeast United States, 1991, $1.5-billion.

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