Most Deadly Western Hemisphere Hurricanes on Record

Hurricane	Date	Areas Struck	Deaths
"The Great Hurricane"	October 10 -16, 1780	Martinique St. Eustatius Barbados Ships	22,000
Hurricane Mitch	Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, 1998	Central America: Honduras Nicaragua	11,000+
Galveston, Texas	September 8, 1900	Galveston Island	8,000
Hurricane Fifi	September 14 - 19, 1974	Honduras	8,000
Dominican Republic	September 1 - 6, 1930	Dominican Republic	8,000
Hurricane Flora	Sep 30, - Oct 8, 1963	Haiti Cuba	7,200
Martinique	September 6, 1776	Point Petre Bay	>6,000

Strongest Atlantic Hurricanes on Record

Hurricane	Date	Pressure	Peak Winds	Total no. of Hours at Cat 5	Total no. of Hours Winds 155+ knots
Gilbert	Sept 13, 1988	888 mb (26.22 in)	160 knots	18 hours	6 hours
Florida Keys	Sep 3, 1935	892 mb (26.34 in)	140 knots	3 hours	0 hours
Allen	Aug 7, 1980	899 mb (26.55 in)	165 knots	24/24/13 hours	3/12/3 hours
Mitch	Oct 26, 1998	905 mb (26.73 in)	155 knots	33 hours	15 hours
Camille	Aug 17, 1969	905 mb (26.73 in)	165 knots	24 hours	18 hours