Local News Actions Facebook Tweet Email Test story with gallery Prev Next <p>It's the deadliest hurricane to ever strike the United States. The Great Galveston Hurricane made landfall September 8, 1900. The category 4 storm killed an estimated 8,000 people, though some estimates go as high 12,000.</p> Posted at 12:55 PM, Sep 14, 2015 and last updated 2015-09-14 15:55:27-04 this is a test story Scripps Only Content 2015 Report a typo HOW TO WATCH