In September 1935, five hurricanes, "Labor Day" hit the southeastern U.S. coast, packing maximum winds of 320 km per hour. 423 people were killed and economic losses of about 600 million U.S. dollars.
In August 1969, five hurricane "Camille" Landing on the U.S. east coast, winds of 280 kilometers per hour. "Camille," struck Mississippi and Louisiana, killing about 256 people were killed and economic losses of about 12 billion U.S. dollars.
In August 1992, five hurricane "Andrew" landing in Florida and Louisiana, winds of 270 kilometers per hour. About 52 people were killed and economic losses of 300 billion dollars.
By the end of August 2005, Hurricane "Katrina" hit the U.S. east coast, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour, the affected area the size of Britain. Economic losses of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars.