RANK | APPROXIMATE DEATHS | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8,000 | Galveston, Texas | 1900 |
2 | 2,500 | Lake Okeechobee, Florida | 1928 |
3 | 1,836 | Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans | 2005 |
4 | 1,80 | Louisiana and Mississippi | 1893 |
5 | 1,00 | South Carolina and Georgia | 1893 |
6 | 700 | Georgia and South Carolina | 1881 |
7 | 638 | New England | 1938 |
8 | 600 | Florida | 1919 |
9 | 500 | Georgia and South Carolina | 1804 |
10 | 450 | Corpus Christi, Texas | 1919 |