This has been a light year for hurricanes, considering the last several years have produced some of the most dangerous and destructive storms in the history of the United States. In the last 10 years, the United States has been hit by nine of the top 10 most expensive hurricanes in history.

Every year, from June to November, the Atlantic Ocean breeds some of the most destructive natural disasters in the world. When these monstrous storms make landfall along the Atlantic and Gulf coast of the U.S., they leave behind debris, destruction and even death in their wake.

The 2014 hurricane season is far from over, and we can only hope that another powerful storm does not make an appearance this year. Click through the following slides to see which hurricanes were the most expensive in U.S. history.

5. Wilma

Year: 2005

States Affected: Florida

Category (at peak intensity): Category 5

Cost in Damage: $21 billion

Death Toll: 23

4. Andrew

Year: 1992

States Affected: Florida, Louisiana

Category (at peak intensity): Category 5

Cost in Damage: $26.5 billion

Death Toll: 65

3. Ike

Year: 2008

States Affected: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas

Category (at peak intensity): Category 4

Cost in Damage: $29.5 billion

Death Toll: 195

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2. Sandy

Year: 2012

States Affected: Connecticut, Washington. D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia

Category (at peak intensity): Category 3

Cost in Damage: $65 billion

Death Toll: 286

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1. Katrina

Year: 2005

States Affected: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Category (at peak intensity): Category 5

Cost in Damage: $108 billion

Death Toll: 1,833

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