HURRICANES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1994-2013
Year Total hurricanes Made landfall as hurricane in the U.S. Deaths (1)
1994 1 0 8
1995 3 3 29
1996 3 2 59
1997 1 1 6
1998 10 3 23
1999 8 2 60
2000 8 0 4
2001 9 0 42
2002 4 1 5
2003 7 2 24
2004 9 6 (2) 59
2005 15 7 1,518
2006 5 0 0
2007 6 1 1
2008 8 4 (3) 41
2009 3 1 (4) 6
2010 12 0 11
2011 7 1 44
2012 10 1 (5) 83
2013 2 0 1
(1) Includes fatalities from high winds of less than hurricane force from tropical storms. (2) One hurricane (Alex) is considered a strike but not technically a landfall. (3) Includes Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall as a tropical storm. (4) Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a tropical storm. (5) Excludes Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall as a post-tropical storm. Source: Insurance Information Institute from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center.