O.T. Anyone having problems with Dorian?

[j66kicker]

I'm still glad I don't live in Phoenix.

70 in February is pretty nice...

 

[Bama fan]

Here are the ten "worst" hurricanes in recorded U.S. history, based on the estimated damage that the same storm would cause in 2017:

Rank	Date	Event	Category	2017 insured loss
1	Sep. 18, 1926	Great Miami Hurricane	4	$128
2	Sep. 17, 1928	Okeechobee Hurricane	4	78
3	Aug. 29, 2005	Hurricane Katrina	3 (2)	64
4	Sep. 17, 1947	1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane	4	62
5	Sep. 9, 1965	Hurricane Betsy	4 (2)	57
6	Aug. 24, 1992	Hurricane Andrew	5	56
7	Sep. 10, 1960	Hurricane Donna	4	50
8	Sep. 21, 1938	The Great New England Hurricane	3	50
9	Sep. 9, 1900	1900 Galveston Hurricane	4	49
10	Aug. 17, 1915	1915 Galveston Hurricane

Interesting that only two have occurred in the past 50 years and only one in the past 25 years.

I have no reason to doubt these figures, but I think there have been more frequent and on average stronger storms in the past few decades. So I wonder if the average yearly cost of damage is not on an increasing trend lately.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I have no reason to doubt these figures, but I think there have been more frequent and on average stronger storms in the past few decades. So I wonder if the average yearly cost of damage is not on an increasing trend lately.

We've been lucky that, other than Katrina, we haven't had a major hurricane directly hit a major city. Sandy isn't included in that chart because it was technically no longer a tropical cyclone at landfall. Sandy had been only a category 1 hurricane yet caused almost $70 billion in damage in 2012 dollars. Imagine a large Cat 3 on the same path.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

It wouldn't let me edit. That chart is also missing Harvey and Maria.