10 deadliest U.S. hurricanes

POSTED: 11:30 AM PDT Aug 25, 2011    UPDATED: 10:51 AM PDT Oct 25, 2012 

As Hurricane Sandy aims for the Mid-Atlantic coast, take a look back at the 10 deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

Deadliest Hurricanes - Sea Islands
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5. Sea Islands Hurricane (1893) -- Storm surge killed the majority of the 1,000 to 2,000 people estimated to have died in this Category 3 storm that made landfall in Savannah, Ga.

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