15 of the deadliest, most destructive American hurricanes in history

Hurricane season is in full force with Hurricane Joaquin's debut in September.

The season, which lasts from June to the end of November for the Atlantic Ocean, has seen plenty of catastrophic storms that have hit the U.S. over the years.

Scroll through the gallery below for a look at some of the deadliest, most horrific storms of the past century, by decade:

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