Other major hurricanes to hit the U.S. left hundreds of people dead and caused billions of dollars worth of damage.
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 12:15 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. As a ferocious Hurricane Milton charges its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg in its sights, thousands flee the area for safer ground, leaving behind debris from Hurricane Helene 's destruction less that two weeks ago.
Falling trees killed many, including grandparents in South Carolina and a mother and her two infants in Georgia. First responders were among those killed, including a nurse in Tennessee who tried to save a man stranded by rushing waters, only to have his boat flipped over. Homeowners trying to rebuild face a daunting task without flood insurance.Hurricane Beryl was the first of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The agency reported that Ian was the costliest hurricane in Florida history and the third-costliest ever in the U.S. as a whole. In addition to Florida, Ian impacted Georgia, Virginia, the Carolinas and Cuba before it fell apart Oct. 1, 2022.
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