15 Biggest, Deadliest, Most Devastating Hurricanes to Hit the United States

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10. Hurricane Isabel

Year: 2003

Maximum speed: 165 mph

Death toll: 16

Damage cost: $5.37 billion

In September 2003, Isabel caused the destruction that wiped off northeast North Carolina and east-central Virginia. The storm of such consequences hadn’t been seen since Hazel (1954).

Biggest, Deadliest, Most Devastating Hurricanes to Hit the United States

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