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Most Gulf Coast residents can name several hurricanes - from Hurricane Andrew (Florida and Louisiana), Audrey (Southwest Louisiana), Betsy (Southeast Louisiana), Camille (Mississippi and Louisiana), Hugo (S. Carolina), Opal (Florida and Alabama), to the most recent episodes of Georges (that swept through Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi), and Ivan, Jeanne, Karl, and Nicole.
Source: The Louisiana State Center
In the United States this century, hurricane episodes have resulted in more than 14,600 deaths and have caused property damage in excess of $94 billion in constant 1990 U.S. dollars (National Research Council, 1994).
Source: Louisiana State Center
