List of the deadliest tropical cyclones explained
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
Name | Dates active | Basin | Areas affected | data-sort-type="number" | Deaths | Refs |
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Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | [1] |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Veracruz, Mexico | | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Nicaragua | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Straits of Florida | 1,090 | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Cuba, Florida | 1,500 | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Martinique and Guadeloupe | 2,000 | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Florida, Newfoundland | 1,000+ | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Bahamas, Florida Treasure Coast | 1,000–2,500 | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Martinique | 1,600 | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Cuba | 43–1,000 | |
| | North Atlantic | North Carolina, Virginia, and Newfoundland | 4,000 – 4,163 | |
| | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles and Louisiana | 6,000+ | |
1780 San Antonio Hurricane | | North Atlantic | St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic | 4,000–5,000 | [2] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane of 1780 | | North Atlantic | Jamaica, Cuba, and Bahamas | 1,115 | |
| | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Bermuda | 22,000–27,501 | |
1780 Solano's Hurricane | | North Atlantic | Gulf of Mexico | 2,000 | |
Unnamed | | North Atlantic | Offshore Florida | 2,000+ | |
| | North Atlantic | destroyed Admiral Thomas Graves fleet | 3,000+ | |
Great Cuba Hurricane of 1791 | | North Atlantic | Cuba | 3,000 | |
Martinique and Dominica | | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles | 3,000+ | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
| | North Atlantic | Caribbean and Puerto Rico | 1,300 | |
Great Caribbean-Louisiana Hurricane of 1831 | | North Atlantic | Barbados, St. Vincent, Haiti, Cuba Louisiana | 2,500 | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | [3] |
Angela | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [4] |
San Marcos | | North Atlantic | Cuba, Florida, Bahamas | | [5] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Great Backerganj Cyclone | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific Ocean | Philippines, Vietnam | | [6] |
Unnamed | | South-West Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | [7] |
Sea Islands | | North Atlantic | Georgia, South Carolina | | |
Chenier Caminada | | North Atlantic | Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Philippines, China | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | |
San Ciriaco | | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Eastern United States | | |
Galveston | | North Atlantic | The Caribbean, Texas | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Philippines, Vietnam | | [8] |
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20th century
Name | Dates active | Basin | Areas affected | data-sort-type="number" | Deaths | Refs |
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Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Monterrey | | North Atlantic | Greater Antilles, Mexico | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Japan | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Japan | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Swatow | | Western Pacific | China | | [9] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [10] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | [11] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | [12] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | [13] |
Okeechobee | | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Florida | | |
San Zenon | | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola | | |
1931 | | Western Pacific | China | | [14] [15] [16] |
Belize | | North Atlantic | Belize | | |
Cuba | | North Atlantic | Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Bahamas | | [17] [18] |
Central America | | North Atlantic | Central America, Eastern United States | | |
Muroto | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [19] |
Jérémie | | North Atlantic | Greater Antilles, Central America | | |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | South Korea | | [20] |
Unnamed | | Western Pacific | China | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Ida | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [21] |
Kathleen | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [22] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Trix | | Western Pacific | Philippines, Vietnam | | [23] |
Marie | | Western Pacific | Japan | | |
Janet | | North Atlantic | Barbados, Windward Islands, British Honduras, Yucatán Peninsula, Mainland Mexico | | |
Wanda | | Western Pacific | Taiwan, China | | [24] |
Ida | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [25] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Sarah | | Western Pacific | Japan, South Korea | | [26] |
Vera | | Western Pacific | Japan | | [27] |
Mexico | | Eastern Pacific | Southwest Mexico | | [28] |
Mary | | Western Pacific | China | | [29] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Harriet | | Western Pacific and North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh, Thailand | | [30] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Flora | | North Atlantic | The Caribbean, Florida | | [31] |
Rameswaram | | North Indian Ocean | Sri Lanka, India | | [32] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Pakistan | | [33] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Myanmar | | [34] |
Bhola | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh, India | | [35] [36] [37] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh, India | | |
Flores | | Australian | Indonesia | | [38] |
Fifi-Orlene | | North Atlantic | Jamaica, Central America, Mexico | | [39] [40] |
Nina | | Western Pacific Ocean | China | | |
Liza | | Eastern Pacific | Mexico, Southwestern United States | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | India (especially Andhra Pradesh) | | [41] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Sri Lanka, India | | [42] |
David | | North Atlantic | The Caribbean, Eastern United States | | [43] [44] |
Paul | | Eastern Pacific | Central America, Mexico | | |
Ike | | Western Pacific | Philippines, China | | [45] [46] [47] |
Agnes | | Western Pacific | Philippines, Vietnam | | [48] [49] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | [50] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh, India | | [51] [52] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | [53] |
Thelma | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [54] |
Fred | | Western Pacific | Japan, Taiwan, China | | [55] |
Gordon | | North Atlantic | Central America, Greater Antilles, Florida | | |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | India | | [56] |
Linda | | Western Pacific and North Indian Ocean | Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand | | [57] [58] [59] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | India | | [60] |
Mitch | | North Atlantic | Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida | | [61] [62] [63] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Pakistan | | [64] |
Unnamed | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh, India (especially Odisha), Myanmar | | [65] [66] [67] | |
21st century
Name | Dates active | Basin | Areas affected | data-sort-type="number" | Deaths | Refs |
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Jeanne | | North Atlantic | The Caribbean, Eastern United States | | [68] [69] [70] |
Winnie | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [71] |
Katrina | | North Atlantic | Bahamas, United States Gulf Coast | | [72] |
Stan | | North Atlantic | Mexico, Central America | | [73] |
Durian | | Western Pacific | Philippines, Vietnam | | |
Sidr | | North Indian Ocean | Bangladesh | | [74] |
Nargis | | North Indian Ocean | Myanmar | | [75] |
Fengshen | | Western Pacific | Philippines, China | | |
Washi | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [76] |
Bopha | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [77] |
Haiyan | | Western Pacific | Philippines | | [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] |
Maria | | North Atlantic | Lesser Antilles (particularly Dominica), Puerto Rico | | [83] |
Idai | | South-West Indian Ocean | Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe | | [84] [85] [86] [87] |
Freddy | | South-West Indian Ocean | Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe | | [88] [89] |
Daniel | | Mediterranean | Libya, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Israel | + | [90] |
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