The Rain Bomb: How a Huge âMicroburstâ Fell From the Sky in Australia (Video)
Galveston Texas was hit by the most famous hurricane in the early 1900s Katrina is the most famous of recent Hurricaines due to the flooding of new Orleans that resulted froâ¦m it. Hurricane Katrina is more famous than Ike. It was also more recent. Ike hit the entire east coast.
Seasonal Records Set in 2005. 1  Most tropical storms: 28. 2  Most hurricanes: 15. 3  Most Category 5 hurricanes: 4 (Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma). 4  Most hurricane names to be retired: 5 (Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, Wilma, and possibly others).  Most major hurricanes to hit the U.S.: 4 (Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Wilma).