Pacific Ocean Basin

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Pacific Basin Eastern Pacific Basin Costliest Hurricane Hurricane Year Location Damage (property in million US $) Iniki 1992 Hawaii 3000 Iwa 1982 Hawaii 507 Kathleen 1976 California 137-579 Norma 1981…


Pacific Basin

Eastern Pacific Basin

Costliest Hurricane

Hurricane Year Location Damage (property in million US $)
Iniki 1992 Hawaii 3000
Iwa 1982 Hawaii 507
Kathleen 1976 California 137-579
Norma 1981 Mexico 300
Bridget 1971 Mexico 190
Nora 1997 Mexico, California, Arizona 118
Kenna 2002 Mexico 53-107
Unnamed 1943 Mexico 51
Calvin 1993 Mexico 52

 

Deadliest Hurricane

Hurricane Year Fatalities
1959 Mexico Hurricane 1959 1800+
Paul 1982 1000+
Liza 1976 630+
Tara 1961 430-500
Pauline 1997 230-400
Ismael 1995 105
Unnamed 1943 100

 

Central Pacific Basin

Hurricane Year Location Deaths Damage (property in million US$)
Iwa 1982 Kauai 1 200 million
Iniki 1992 Kauai and Oahu 6 3.5 billion

 

Western Pacific Basin

Hurricane Year Location Damage
Giselle 1968 New Zealand Wahine Disaster
Bola 1988 New Zealand Extensive damage, 3 deaths
Zoe 2002
Erica 2003 Devastated south Pacific Island
Ivy 2004 New Zealand

 

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