This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.

Death counts from large killer cyclones are highly uncertain, particulary for those before 1900. The above rankings are somewhat speculative.

A total of 16 cyclones are listed down below reaching/surpassing an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg), with most of them occurring during El Niño seasons. Tropical cyclones that have been recorded since the start of the 1969–70 Tropical Cyclone year and have reached their peak intensity to the west of 160E are included in the list.

2023年10月19日 · Storm surges and flooding are the two most dangerous aspects of hurricanes, accounting for three-quarters of deaths from Atlantic tropical cyclones, according to a 2014 study. A third of the deaths from Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall off the coast of Louisiana in 2005 and killed approximately 1,200 people, were caused by drowning.

2025年2月4日 · With intensifying storms on the rise, Interesting Engineering (IE) examines the deadliest tropical cyclones in history—emphasizing the most severe at the end. It’s important to note that the...

2024年2月27日 · The most destructive storms on Earth are tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes or typhoons, with the potential for devastating winds, storm surges and heavy rainfall that can lead to widespread damage and loss of life, as …

2019年7月20日 · Here are the 10 worst cyclones in the world, from least to most severe. Coming in as the least severe of the list is the Bangladesh Cyclone of 1942. The cyclone struck the eastern coast of Bangladesh Oct. 16 with 70 miles per hour winds, causing a 20-foot storm surge.

2018年9月12日 · DW ranks some of the worst and fiercest ever. There's a reason some parts of the world get hit by hurricanes more than others — it's built into the weather system. Places in the US like Galveston,...

The effects of tropical cyclones include heavy rain, strong wind, large storm surges near landfall, and tornadoes. The destruction from a tropical cyclone, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, depends mainly on its intensity, its size, and its location. Tropical cyclones remove forest canopy as well as change the landscape near coastal areas ...

2008年5月6日 · Storms in the Bay of Bengal account for seven of the 10 deadliest hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones in recorded history, as documented by Weather Underground. The casualty figures are...