Costliest Hurricane Ever

We have certainly seen the extremes in this past decade.  Most rain ever, biggest earthquake ever, largest tsunami ever, etc...

Now here is another EVER for your headlines.

Florence could topple Katrina as costliest U.S. hurricane ever

The Category 4 storm is expected to hit the Carolinas late Thursday or early Friday and threaten cities in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

Analytics firm CoreLogic calculated the $170 billion figurebased on the projected costs of reconstruction after the storm.

Nearly 759,000 homes and businesses could be destroyed, the firm said. Damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 cost about $161 billion and was responsible for 1,400 deaths.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/12/Florence-could-topple-Katrina-as-costliest-US-hurricane-ever/8861536746807/?ds=1