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Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana Superdome

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans sheltered over 10,000 evacuees while its roof partially failed and its utilities broke down.

Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas

Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast near Matagorda on July 8, 2024 as a Category 1 storm, killing at least 36 people and knocking out power to nearly 2.8 million customers.

Effects of Hurricane Helene in Georgia

Hurricane Helene struck Georgia on September 26 and 27, 2024, causing over 1.5 million power outages, about 34 deaths, and at least $5.5 billion in agricultural losses.

Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina

Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina on September 26–27, 2024, bringing record rainfall, catastrophic flooding, over 2,000 landslides, 107 deaths, and an estimated $59.6 billion in damage, the costliest storm in state history.

Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on September 20, 2017, causing the longest blackout in U.S. history, an estimated 2,975 deaths, and a mass migration to the mainland.

Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York

The effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York began on October 29, 2012, when a record storm tide flooded subways and homes, killing 43 people and causing $19 billion in damage.

List of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present)

The list of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present), also called the list of hurricanes in Louisiana, catalogs every hurricane to strike the state since 2000, from Katrina's devastation to 2024's Francine.

List of North Carolina hurricanes

North Carolina hurricanes are the tropical cyclones that have struck the state, which ranks second to Florida in landfalls, averaging a direct hit every two years since 1851.