there were four particularly destructive hurricanes during the season, including luis, marilyn, opal and roxanne. hurricanes luis and marilyn both caused catastrophic damage in the leeward islands and virgin islands. the former storm was the first hurricane to affect those regions since hurricane hugo, while the latter was the most devastating cyclone on those islands since hugo in 1989. opal, the strongest and most intense storm of the season, caused devastation along portions of the gulf coast of the united states. roxanne, a rare late-season major hurricane, caused significant damage when it made landfall in quintana roo. additionally, erin produced moderate damage in florida. felix generated strong waves, causing heavy beach erosion in the northeastern united states and drowning nine people. iris caused flooding that left five deaths in the lesser antilles. collectively, the tropical cyclones of the season caused about $12.32 billion (1995 usd) in damage and at least 182 deaths.