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A collage of the ten deadliest tropical cyclones worldwide since 1990
This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones , including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. In October 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people. There have been 15 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death toll of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis , with at least 138,373 deaths when it struck Myanmar . In recent years, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998 , with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the Great Hurricane of 1780 , which resulted in at least 22,000 fatalities. The most recent tropical cyclone with at least 1,000 fatalities was Storm Daniel in 2023 , which killed at least 5,951 people.
19th century and earlier [ edit ]
Name
Dates active
Basin
Areas affected
Deaths
Refs
Unnamed
957
Western Pacific
China
10,000
[ 1]
Unnamed
1245
Western Pacific
China
10,000
[ 1]
Unnamed
1582
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
200,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
1601
North Atlantic
Veracruz, Mexico
1,000
[ 3]
Unnamed
1605
North Atlantic
Nicaragua
1,300
[ 3]
Unnamed
October 10, 1617
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,000
[ 4]
Unnamed
September 5, 1622
North Atlantic
Straits of Florida
1,090
[ 3]
Unnamed
October 1644
North Atlantic
Cuba, Florida
1,500
[ 3]
Unnamed
August 14–15, 1666
North Atlantic
Martinique and Guadeloupe
2,000
[ 3]
Unnamed
September 27, 1694
North Atlantic
Florida, Newfoundland
1,000+
[ 3]
Unnamed
1699
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
50,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
July 31, 1715
North Atlantic
Bahamas, Florida Treasure Coast
1,000–2,500
[ 3]
Unnamed
1767
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
50,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
August 5–7, 1767
North Atlantic
Martinique
1,600
[ 3]
Unnamed
October 15, 1768
North Atlantic
Cuba
43–1,000
[ 3]
Newfoundland
August 29 – September 9, 1775
North Atlantic
North Carolina, Virginia, and Newfoundland
4,000 – 4,163
[ 3]
Pointe-à-Pitre Bay
September 5–12, 1776
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles and Louisiana
6,000+
[ 3]
1780 San Antonio Hurricane
June 12–13, 1780
North Atlantic
St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic
4,000–5,000
[ 5]
Unnamed
July 1780
Western Pacific
China
100,000
[ 4]
Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane of 1780
October 1–5, 1780
North Atlantic
Jamaica, Cuba, and Bahamas
1,115
[ 3]
Great Hurricane of 1780
October 9–20, 1780
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Bermuda
22,000–27,501
[ 3]
1780 Solano's Hurricane
October 18–21, 1780
North Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
2,000
[ 3]
Unnamed
1781
North Atlantic
Offshore Florida
2,000+
[ 3]
1782 Central Atlantic hurricane
September 16, 1782
North Atlantic
destroyed Admiral Thomas Graves fleet
3,000+
[ 3]
Great Cuba Hurricane of 1791
June 21–22, 1791
North Atlantic
Cuba
3,000
[ 3]
Martinique and Dominica
August 25, 1813
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles
3,000+
[ 3]
Unnamed
May 1822
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
50,000
[ 2]
1825 Santa Ana hurricane
July 26–27, 1825
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles (especially Guadeloupe ), Puerto Rico , Turks and Caicos Islands , Bermuda
1,300+
[ 3]
Great Caribbean-Louisiana Hurricane of 1831
August 10–17, 1831
North Atlantic
Barbados, St. Vincent, Haiti, Cuba Louisiana
2,500
[ 3]
Unnamed
October 31, 1831
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
22,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
1847
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
75,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
1862
Western Pacific
China
80,000
[ 1]
Angela
September 20–26, 1867
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,800
[ 4]
San Marcos
October 5–14, 1870
North Atlantic
Cuba, Florida, Bahamas
800–2,000
[ 6]
Unnamed
September 22–23, 1874
Western Pacific
China
10,000
[ 1]
Great Backerganj Cyclone
October 29 – November 1, 1876
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
200,000
[ 2]
Unnamed
September 27 – October 8, 1881
Western Pacific Ocean
Philippines, Vietnam
3,000
[ 7]
Unnamed
April 20–25, 1892
South-West Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1,200
[ 8]
Sea Islands
August 15 – September 2, 1893
North Atlantic
Georgia, South Carolina
1,000–2,000
[ 3]
Chenier Caminada
September 27 – October 5, 1893
North Atlantic
Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi
1,800–2,000
[ 3]
Unnamed
September 15, 1894
Western Pacific
Philippines, China
2,000
[ 4]
Unnamed
1897
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
175,000
[ 9]
Unnamed
October 7, 1897
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,500
[ 4]
San Ciriaco
August 3 – September 4, 1899
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Eastern United States
3,855
[ 3]
Galveston
August 27 – September 15, 1900
North Atlantic
The Caribbean, Texas
6,000–12,000
[ 3]
Unnamed
September 23–30, 1900
Western Pacific
Philippines, Vietnam
1,600
[ 10]
Name
Dates active
Basin
Areas affected
Deaths
Refs
Unnamed
September 7–18, 1906
Western Pacific
China
15,000
[ 1]
Monterrey
August 20–28, 1909
North Atlantic
Greater Antilles, Mexico
4,000
Unnamed
April 1911
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
120,000
[ 11]
Unnamed
August 1912
Western Pacific
China
50,000
[ 12]
Unnamed
September 1912
Western Pacific
Japan
1,000
[ 13]
Unnamed
May 1917
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
70,000
[ 11]
Unnamed
September 1919
Western Pacific
Japan
4,000
[ 13]
Unnamed
September 1919
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
40,000
[ 11]
Swatow
July 27 – August 3, 1922
Western Pacific
China
60,000
[ 12]
Unnamed
September 1923
Western Pacific
Japan
3,000
[ 13]
Unnamed
July 20–27, 1927
Western Pacific
China
10,000
[ 14]
Unnamed
August 19–30, 1927
Western Pacific
China
5,000
[ 15]
Unnamed
September 26, 1927
Western Pacific
China
5,000
[ 16]
Okeechobee
September 6–20, 1928
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Florida
4,075
San Zenon
August 29 – September 17, 1930
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola
2,000–8,000
[ 3]
1931
August 14–28, 1931
Western Pacific
China
300,000
[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Belize
September 6–13, 1931
North Atlantic
Belize
1,500–2,500
[ 3]
Cuba
October 30 – November 13, 1932
North Atlantic
Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Bahamas
3,142
[ 20] [ 21]
Central America
June 4–18, 1934
North Atlantic
Central America, Eastern United States
2,000–3,000
Muroto
September 13–21, 1934
Western Pacific
Japan
3,066
[ 22]
Jérémie
October 18–27, 1935
North Atlantic
Greater Antilles, Central America
2,150
Unnamed
August 28, 1936
Western Pacific
South Korea
1,104
[ 23]
Unnamed
August 28 – September 4, 1937
Western Pacific
China
13,000
[ 1]
Unnamed
May 21–27, 1941
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
7,000
[ 11]
Ida
September 10–20, 1945
Western Pacific
Japan
2,473
[ 24]
Kathleen
September 10–17, 1947
Western Pacific
Japan
1,077
[ 25]
Unnamed
May 17–19, 1948
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
1,200
[ 2]
Trix
October 15–26, 1952
Western Pacific
Philippines, Vietnam
1,400
[ 26] [ 27]
Marie
September 19–28, 1954
Western Pacific
Japan
1,761
[ 28]
Janet
September 21–30, 1955
North Atlantic
Barbados, Windward Islands, British Honduras, Yucatán Peninsula, Mainland Mexico
1,023
Wanda
July 25 – August 5, 1956
Western Pacific
Taiwan, China
4,935
[ 29]
Ida
September 20–27, 1958
Western Pacific
Japan
1,269
[ 28]
Unnamed
October 21–24, 1958
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
12,000
[ 11]
Sarah
September 11–19, 1959
Western Pacific
Japan, South Korea
2,000
[ 30]
Vera
September 20–27, 1959
Western Pacific
Japan
5,000
[ 31]
Mexico
October 22–28, 1959
Eastern Pacific
Southwest Mexico
1,800
[ 32]
Mary
June 2–12, 1960
Western Pacific
China
1,600
[ 33]
Unnamed
October 5–12, 1960
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
6,000
[ 11]
Unnamed
October 27 – November 1, 1960
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
8,149
[ 11]
Unnamed
May 5–9, 1961
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
11,468
[ 11]
Unnamed
May 27–30, 1961
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
10,466
[ 2]
Harriet
October 19–31, 1962
Western Pacific and North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh, Thailand
50,935
[ 34] [ 11]
Unnamed
May 25–29, 1963
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
11,520
[ 11]
Flora
September 26 – October 12, 1963
North Atlantic
The Caribbean, Florida
7,193
[ 35]
Rameswaram
December 18–24, 1964
North Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka, India
1,800
[ 36]
Unnamed
May 5–12, 1965
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
19,270
[ 11]
Unnamed
May 26 – June 1, 1965
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
12,000
[ 11]
Unnamed
December 15, 1965
North Indian Ocean
Pakistan
10,000
[ 37]
Unnamed
May 7–10, 1968
North Indian Ocean
Myanmar
1,037
[ 38]
Bhola
November 3–13, 1970
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh, India
≥300,000
[ 39] [ 9] [ 40]
Unnamed
October 27–31, 1971
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh, India
11,000
[ 11]
Flores
April 26–30, 1972
Australian
Indonesia
1,653
[ 41]
Fifi-Orlene
September 14–24, 1974
North Atlantic
Jamaica, Central America, Mexico
8,210
[ 42] [ 3]
Nina
July 30 – August 8, 1975
Western Pacific Ocean
China
26,000
[ 39]
Liza
September 25 – October 2, 1976
Eastern Pacific
Mexico, Southwestern United States
1,263
Unnamed
November 14–21, 1977
North Indian Ocean
India (especially Andhra Pradesh )
10,000
[ 43]
Unnamed
November 17–29, 1978
North Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka, India
1,000
[ 44]
David
August 25 – September 8, 1979
North Atlantic
The Caribbean, Eastern United States
2,068
[ 45] [ 46]
Paul
September 18–30, 1982
Eastern Pacific
Central America, Mexico
1,800
Ike
August 26 – September 6, 1984
Western Pacific
Philippines, China
1,474
[ 47] [ 48] [ 49]
Agnes
October 30 – November 9, 1984
Western Pacific
Philippines, Vietnam
1,029
[ 50] [ 51]
Unnamed
May 22–25, 1985
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
11,069
[ 11]
Unnamed
November 21–30, 1988
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh, India
6,240
[ 52] [ 53]
Unnamed
April 24–30, 1991
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
138,000
[ 54]
Thelma
November 1–8, 1991
Western Pacific
Philippines
5,081
[ 55]
Fred
August 14–22, 1994
Western Pacific
Japan, Taiwan, China
1,248
[ 56]
Gordon
November 8–21, 1994
North Atlantic
Central America, Greater Antilles, Florida
1,152
Unnamed
November 4–7, 1996
North Indian Ocean
India
1,077
[ 57]
Linda
October 31 – November 9, 1997
Western Pacific and North Indian Ocean
Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand
3,275
[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Unnamed
June 4–10, 1998
North Indian Ocean
India
1,173
[ 61]
Mitch
October 22 – November 5, 1998
North Atlantic
Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida
11,374
[ 62] [ 63] [ 64]
Unnamed
May 16–22, 1999
North Indian Ocean
Pakistan
6,200
[ 65]
Unnamed
October 25 – November 4, 1999
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh, India (especially Odisha ), Myanmar
9,899
[ 66] [ 67] [ 68]
Name
Dates active
Basin
Areas affected
Deaths
Refs
Jeanne
September 13–28, 2004
North Atlantic
The Caribbean, Eastern United States
3,037
[ 45] [ 69] [ 70] [ 71]
Winnie
November 29–30, 2004
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,593
[ 72]
Katrina
August 23–30, 2005
North Atlantic
Bahamas, United States Gulf Coast
1,392
[ 73]
Stan
October 1–5, 2005
North Atlantic
Mexico, Central America
1,668
[ 45] [ 74]
Durian
November 25 – December 6, 2006
Western Pacific
Philippines, Vietnam
1,500
Sidr
November 11–16, 2007
North Indian Ocean
Bangladesh
3,447
[ 75]
Nargis
April 27 – May 3, 2008
North Indian Ocean
Myanmar
138,373
[ 76]
Fengshen
June 17–27, 2008
Western Pacific
Philippines, China
1,371
[ 26]
Washi
December 13–19, 2011
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,257
[ 77]
Bopha
November 25 - December 9, 2012
Western Pacific
Philippines
1,901
[ 26]
Haiyan
November 3–11, 2013
Western Pacific
Philippines
6,352
[ 78] [ 79] [ 80] [ 81] [ 82]
Maria
September 16 – October 2, 2017
North Atlantic
Lesser Antilles (particularly Dominica ), Puerto Rico
3,059
[ 83]
Idai
March 4–21, 2019
South-West Indian Ocean
Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
1,593
[ 84] [ 85] [ 86] [ 87] [ 88]
Freddy
February 4–March 14, 2023
South-West Indian Ocean
Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
1,434
[ 89] [ 90]
Daniel
September 4–12, 2023
Mediterranean
Libya, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Israel
5,951 +
[ 91]
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