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Thursday, June 5, 2008

§ Quantized History #2

§ ≡ A quantum of Quantized History { #1 « #2 » #3 }
June 5, 2001 » Tropical Storm Allison Makes Landfall

“Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm caused $5.0 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.”

Most Damaging Storms in U.S. History [cost at the time in billions]

[$81.2]
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
[$26.5]
Hurricane Andrew (1992)
[$16.8]
Hurricane Wilma (2005)
[$15.0]
Hurricane Charley (2004)
[$14.2]
Hurricane Ivan (2004)
[$9.4]
Hurricane Rita (2005)
[$8.9]
Hurricane Frances (2004)
[$7.0]
Hurricane Hugo (1989)
[$6.9]
Hurricane Jeanne (2004)
[$5.0]
Tropical Storm Allison (2001)

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