the great galveston hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in american history.
the great galveston hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in american history.
what was the deadliest hurricane in american history?
the great galveston hurricane
on september 8, 1900, the town’s early efforts were swept clean by the great galveston hurricane of 1900, the deadliest hurricane in us history. all but two of the original katy homes were lost in the storm. despite this, cane island rebuilt and continued to grow.









































in 1945 the city of katy was incorporated as a municipality. c. l. baird was the first mayor. boundaries were determined by finding the area that contained the most residents and was reasonably sized so that it could be managed by city services.
katy, texas
list of deadliest atlantic hurricanes









































this is a list of the deadliest atlantic hurricanes, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. the deadliest atlantic hurricane in recorded history was the great hurricane of 1780, which resulted in 22,000–27,501 fatalities. in recent years, the deadliest hurricane was hurricane mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it.









































section::::pre-hurdat era.









































hurricanes reported to have caused possibly or known over a thousands deaths of more.









































section::::hurdat era.









































all of these tropical cyclones are featured within the atlantic hurricane database. data on these cyclones is generally considered accurate.
list of deadliest atlantic hurricanes