Insurance experts said that damage could exceed $9 billion, which would make it one of the costliest storms on record.

Officials say the economic toll of what may be the nation's costliest storm could take a decade to overcome.

But some lessons of the nation's most costly storm ever are already becoming clear.

It was the costliest storm in Texas history at the time, though other hurricanes since then have caused more destruction.

Total damage was $160 million, making Kathleen one of the costliest tropical storms in state history.

It was the costliest storm of the season.

The hurricane season lasts another seven weeks, until Nov. 30, but no one is expecting any costly storms.

He added: "When it is all totaled up, this will be the costliest storm to have hit our region."

Damage totaled $700 million, which was one of the five costliest storms on Guam.

With $26 billion in damage, it became the costliest storm in history at that time.