Hurricane Five was the most destructive storm of 1881.

However, these deadly and destructive storms do occur; on average, about eight tornadoes are reported in the region each year.

On the night of 31 January 1953, the Netherlands was hit by the most destructive storm in more than five hundred years.

The vast majority of damage caused by hurricanes results from a relatively few highly destructive storms in those categories.

The fact that it was still daylight also contributed to the relatively low death count from this destructive storm.

How much do you know about these destructive storms?

Despite the lack of storms, there were several intense and destructive storms this season.

The seventh plague of Egypt was a destructive storm.

The 1915 Galveston hurricane was an intense, deadly and very destructive storm.

Mutinies, destructive storms, hostile natives all in a day's work to them.