Significant Hurricanes of the Gulf and Damages Damages U.S. $ 2010: Billions $45.6
Ike
2008
$27.8
Wilma
2005
$20.6
Ivan
2004
$19.8
Charley
2004
$15.8
Rita
2005
$11.8
Agnes
1972
$11.8
Quintana Roo
Tlaxcala
Campeche
Puebla
Veracruz
International Boundaries
Tabasco
Oaxaca
N
State/Province Borders 0
Chiapas
200
400 Km
Sources: U.S. Census/TIGER (2010); INEGI (2010); ONE (2010); ESRI (2008); NationalAtlas.gov (2004); NOAA-NCDC IBTrACS (2012)
Sources: U.S. Census/TIGER (2010); INEGI (2010); ONE (2010); ESRI (2008); NationalAtlas.gov (2004); Knapp et al. (2010)
416
408
Katrina
Stan
Gustav
Audrey
Great Labor Day Hurricane
Last Island
Miami Hurricane
Gilberto
Storm
Deaths
Significant Hurricanes of the Gulf and Deaths
Year 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Credit: NOAA
Yucatán
Hidalgo
$1.8
There are many positive, connecting aspects in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes and tropical storms are included as they bring much needed rain to arid regions, filling up reservoirs and replenishing aquifers. However, intense storms can adversely impact people, property, and infrastructure.
La Habana Mayabeque Artemisa Pinar del Río Matanzas
San Luis Potosí
$9.2
Every part of the Gulf of Mexico is susceptible to hurricanes. Efforts to promote coastal resiliency both for natural and man made infrastructure, are critical to the economic health and well-being of the Gulf of Mexico and its residents.
GULF OF MEXICO
Tamaulipas
8,000–12,000
2010
Nuevo León
Galveston Hurricane
Alex
1988
Florida
Coahuila
1900
2005
2005
2005
1957
1935
1856
1926
1988
Connections
1992
Coastal Belt
318
Andrew
Storm Tracks
372
$105.4
400
2005
Louisiana
803
Katrina
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 2002 to 2011
Georgia
Texas
803
Year
~2000
Storm
Gilberto
Alabama
Mississippi
50