The Deadliest Natural Disasters in
United States History.
1. Galveston (Texas) Hurricane, 1900, estimated 8,000 deaths
2. Great Okeechobee Hurricane in Florida, 1928, 2,500+ s
3. Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Flood, 1889, 2,200+ s
4. Louisiana Hurricane, 1893, 2,000+ s
5. Hurricane Katrina, 2005 1,836 deaths
6. South Carolina-Georgia Hurricane, 1893, 1,000-2,000 deaths
7. Great New England Hurricane, 1938, 720 deaths
8. San Francisco Earthquake, 1906, 700 deaths