1559 – In September 1559, a Florida hurricane ripped through the Gulf and destroyed the Spanish settlement in Pensacola.

This month marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina became the most destructive storm in US history. Here we look what makes a ...

This year marks a major anniversary for the deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. - but it's not Hurricane Katrina, which ...

The greatest natural disaster in our country's history is the Great Galveston Storm of 1900, a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Galveston Island 117 years ago. The city of Galveston was ...

On Saturday, to commemorate the anniversary of the deadliest natural disaster in American history, thousands gathered along ...

Many notable hurricanes have ravaged the US coast over the decades, even as this year's peak hurricane week remains rather ...

Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history, made its landfall on August 29, 2005. More than 1,800 people lost their lives, while over a million others were displaced from ...

NEW ORLEANS — In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Forming over the Bahamas as a tropical depression on August 23, ...

On Sept. 3, 1930, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Dominican Republic, killing at least 2,000 people, though some estimates ...

Most residents didn't know the storm was coming when it levelled most of the city, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people.

No September hurricanes hit Florida five times over the last 10 years but most of those who did hit were powerful storms.