#9 Hurricane Wilma (2005)

Duration: October 16-27
Origin: Caribbean Sea near Jamaica
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 882 millibars

Hurricane Wilma, a Category 5 hurricane that was part of the destructive 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season, was the second most destructive cyclone of the season wreaking havoc in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Cuba and the State of Florida in the U.S.A. leaving 62 dead and $27 billion in damages in its wake.”

#8 Typhoon Nora (1973)

Duration: October 2-10, 1973
Origin: Western Pacific
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 877 millibars

Typhoon Nora, the 4th most intense cyclone on record, unleashed its fury on the Philippines and Taiwan in October of 1973, collectively raking up a death toll of 36 people. Known as typhoon Luming in the Philippines, the Category 5 typhoon, despite losing intensity right before brushing on the country’s coast, left 1 million residents homeless due to its high winds and floodwater. Damage to the country was at an estimated $2 million at the time. In Taiwan, the devastating typhoon also left 1,000 homes levelled and 8,000 people homeless.