
Famous Hurricanes of the World
Since decades, hurricanes have proved to be fatal for mankind. Read on the know the most destructive and famous of the lot.
Stephen Rampur
Last Updated: Mar 6, 2018
A storm with a low-pressure center, engulfed by thunderstorms is termed as a tropical cyclone. Depending on where this cyclone is formed, it is named as a hurricane - when formed in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific; typhoon - Northwest Pacific; cyclonic storm - northern part of Indian Ocean;cyclone (tropical) - Southwest Indian Ocean.
Note: The following article is a compilation of the famous hurricanes, and not tropical cyclones in general. The red line denotes the path of the hurricane.
Affected Regions
- The city of Galveston, Texas, USA; Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, and Eastern Canada.
Affected Regions
- Miami; Bahamas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Affected Regions
- Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas, Florida Keys, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Affected Regions
- Southwest Louisiana, parts of the South Central United States
Affected Regions
- Puerto Rico, Cuba, The Bahamas, Florida, and Eastern Coast of US.
Affected Regions
- Cuba, Mississippi, Southeast Louisiana to Virginia.
Affected Regions
- Puerto Rico, Bahamas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, northeastern parts of the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and East Canada.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas; Southeast Florida, Louisiana.
Affected Regions
- Jamaica, Cuba, West Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, Eastern North America.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Eastern Canada.
Affected Regions
- Eastern coast of United States, Bermuda, and Newfoundland.
Affected Regions
- Bahamas, eastern parts of United States, and East Canada.
Affected Regions
- Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Bahamas, East USA, and Canada.
Strong measures have been taken by the governments of countries to prevent the destruction caused by hurricanes and tornadoes, but who knows how powerful the future hurricanes may be. After all nature is always one step ahead of us.