List of costliest tropical cyclones

The main effects of tropical cyclones include strong winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, floods, tornadoes, and landslides.

The costliest tropical cyclones on record are Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, both causing $125 billion in damages in 2005 and 2017 respectively.

[2][3][4][5] Hurricanes Maria, Helene, Irma, and Ida also have damage tolls of over $70 billion.

[21] Without adjusting for inflation, it is tied with Typhoon Faxai of 2019 with both systems causing $10 billion in damages.

[28][29][30] Only five South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones are known to have caused at least $400 million in damages.

[40] Additionally, Cyclones Veronica, Ita, and Larry caused over $1 billion in damages in 2019, 2014, and 2006 respectively.

[51][52] The costliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone is Storm Daniel in 2023, which caused $21.14 billion in damages in Greece and Libya.

[60] Only two South Atlantic tropical cyclones have caused measurable amounts of damages.

In 2022, Subtropical Storm Yakecan caused $50 million in damages in Uruguay and Southern Brazil.

NASA flood image after Hurricane Katrina .
Hurricane Iniki at peak intensity near landfall in Kauai
Cyclone Tracy at landfall in the Northern Territory on December 25, 1974
Storm Daniel was responsible for over 5,000 confirmed deaths in Libya. [ 53 ]