<P> Hurricane Maria is regarded as being the worst natural disaster on record to affect Dominica and Puerto Rico , and is also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 . The tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2017 , Maria was the thirteenth named storm , eighth consecutive hurricane , fourth major hurricane , second Category 5 hurricane , and the deadliest storm of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season . At its peak , the hurricane caused catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the northeastern Caribbean , compounding recovery efforts in the areas of the Leeward Islands already struck by Hurricane Irma . Total losses from the hurricane are estimated at upwards of $91.61 billion ( 2017 USD ) , mostly in Puerto Rico , ranking it as the third - costliest tropical cyclone on record . </P>
<P> Hurricane Maria is regarded as being the worst natural disaster on record to affect Dominica and Puerto Rico , and is also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 . The tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2017 , Maria was the thirteenth named storm , eighth consecutive hurricane , fourth major hurricane , second Category 5 hurricane , and the deadliest storm of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season . At its peak , the hurricane caused catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the northeastern Caribbean , compounding recovery efforts in the areas of the Leeward Islands already struck by Hurricane Irma . Total losses from the hurricane are estimated at upwards of $91.61 billion ( 2017 USD ) , mostly in Puerto Rico , ranking it as the third - costliest tropical cyclone on record . </P>
what was name of hurricane that hit puerto rico
what was name of hurricane that hit puerto rico
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria