Hurricane Jeanne

Number 7 of the World's Worst Hurricanes, Hurricane Jeanne was the fifth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, and the third hurricane to make landfall in Florida that year. Most of the hurricane damage done was suffered in the Bahamas, New Jersey, West Virginia, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Florida, and the Dominican Republic.

While not as intense as Hurricane Wilma or Katrina, Hurricane Jeanne broke several records for total fatalities. Hurricane Jeanne - Read Full Story

Hurricane Charley

No 11 in the World's Worst Hurricanes, Hurricane Charley was the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, lasting from August 9th to August 15th and attaining a peak intensity at winds of 150 miles per hour, placing it in the category 4 range on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.

Hurricane Charley made landfall on south western Florida at its peak strength, making it the strongest hurricane to make US landfall since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, twelve years before. Hurricane Charley - Read Full Story

Hurricane Andrew

Number 13 in the World's Worst Hurricanes, 1992’s Hurricane Andrew is considered to be the second most powerful and the last of three category 5 hurricanes experienced by the US during the 20th Century, after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Hurricane Andrew struck the north western Bahamas, as well as southern Florida and south west Louisiana. Hurricane Andrew is, as of the time of this writing, the second costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the US, coming only after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Andrew - Read Full Story

1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane (Pompano Beach Hurricane)

At the No 19 spot in the World's Worst Hurricanes... Also known as the Pompano Beach Hurricane, the 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane was one of the most intense and devastating hurricanes of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season.

While the main area struck was, of course, Florida and specifically Fort Lauderdale, the effects of the 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane were felt from the Bahamas to Louisiana, and into Mississippi. 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane (Pompano Beach Hurricane) - Read Full Story