2005 - FEMA

Inland effects included high winds and some flooding in the states of AL, MS, FL, TN, KY, IN, OH, and GA….the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history; approximately 1833 deaths-the highest U.S. total since the 1928 major hurricane in southern Florida.” (NCDC July 2008 update) Cat 4 according to Lott and Ross, NCDC, 2005, p. 2. ................
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