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The most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history have come from wind, fire, water and drought.

MIAMI — Before Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida’s southwest coast with 155 mph winds, it went through two separate bursts of so-called “rapid intensification” when a cyclone’s top wind speeds rise by 35 mph in a single day.

Forecasters say residents should brace for Ian unleashing torrential rains that may cause coastal flooding of up to 12 feet along with intense thunderstorms and possible tornadoes

Such massive storms are fairly rare, and it's even more rare for them to make landfall. NOAA says that for such storms, "catastrophic damage will occur" with electricity outages "for weeks or months."

Here's a look at some of the strongest storms to hit Florida — and their impact.

The hurricane had sustained winds of 155mph just hours before it is expected to make landfall in Florida

Various counties across central Florida are opening up various shelters for the general population. Here are some of the resources being made available for the homeless.

As the coast braces for "historic" devastation, Ian likely won't be the last storm supercharged by a warming world

As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t and send them to forecasters at the National Hurricane…