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What is the magnitude of the biggest hurricane in American history?
According to the National Hurricane Center, the strongest hurricanes the United States has ever encountered are:

1935 In September, a category 5 hurricane "Labor Day" hit the southeast coast of the United States, with the highest wind speed of 320 kilometers per hour. 423 people died and the economic loss was about $6 million.

In August, 1969, category 5 hurricane "Camier" landed on the east coast of the United States with a wind speed of 280 kilometers per hour. Camier attacked Mississippi and Louisiana, causing about 256 deaths and economic losses of about $654.38+0.2 billion.

1in August, 1992, category 5 hurricane Andrew landed in Florida and Louisiana with a wind speed of 270 kilometers per hour. About 52 people died and the economic loss was $30 billion.

At the end of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina landed on the east coast of the United States with a wind speed of 300 kilometers per hour, and the affected area was equivalent to that of Britain. Economic losses exceeded $654.38 billion.