The most destructive hurricanes of the last 50 years

Peak category: 4

Damage: 20.3 billion

Deaths: 131 deaths, 34 missing

Strongest winds: 145 mph

Highest surge height: 15-20 feet

Highest rain fall: 19 inches in southeastern Texas

Highest MB pressure:
unknown

Tornadoes produced: unknown

Hurricane Ike cause havoc around the Caribbean, coasts of Texas, Louisana and directly or indirectly around the Ohio valley. Flooding and mudslides were found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.