#7 Hurricane Allen (1980)

Duration: July 31-August 11, 1980
Origin: Caribbean Sea
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 190 mph (305 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 899 millibars

In August of 1980, a rare and very powerful Cape Verde hurricane struck the Caribbean, eastern and northern Mexico, and southern Texas in the United States. The first named storm and the first tropical cyclone of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season was called Allen and was responsible for $1 billion in damages throughout its course. A total of 269 people perished during its onslaught.

#6 Typhoon Vera (1959)

Duration: September 20-29, 1959
Origin: Pacific Ocean between Guam and Chuuk State
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 190 mph (305 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 895 millibars

Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon, was a Category 5 super typhoon that is the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Japan. Its strength resulted in devastation so severe that the Japanese economy, still healing from t WWII, was affected. Damage costs were estimated in excess of $261 million at the time with loss of life at a staggering 5,000 dead. Aside from the fallen, 40,000 people were left injured while another 1.6 million were rendered without homes.