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Will hurricane Earl rate in Top 10 most expensive hurricanes?

1. Katrina (2005) – $90.4 billion

Andy Nelson / The Christian Science Monitor / File
The storm surge that accompanied hurricane Katrina left behind this sea of debris in Pass Christian, Miss. Similar scenes dot much of the Mississippi coast, where thousands of houses have been destroyed.

  • By Elizabeth Fuller Contributor

The costliest hurricane ever to hit America, hurricane Katrina was also the deadliest and the shortest-lived storm of the Top 10. In nine days, it claimed 1,833 lives, first hitting southern Florida with Category 3 winds and then devastating New Orleans and southern Louisiana. It continued north through Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The human and property toll was so extensive that the rebuilding continues five years later.

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