Worldwide Cyclone Records Set By Atlantic Storms
- Costliest tropical cyclone: Hurricane Katrina - 2005 - $81.2 billion in damages.
- Smallest tropical cyclone on record: Marco - 2008 - gale force winds extended 10 mi (20 km) from storm center (previous record: Cyclone Tracy 1974 - 30 mi (50 km))
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