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0 | Midwest Drought (Spring-Summer 2005) | Drought | 2005-03-01 | 2005-08-31 | 2,433.6 | 1,474.8 | 0 | 183 | 0 | Rather severe localized drought causes significant crop losses (especially for corn and soybeans) in the states of AR, IL, IA, IN, MO, OH, and WI. |
1 | Southeast Severe Weather (March 2005) | Severe Storm | 2005-03-24 | 2005-03-27 | 1,410 | 865 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Severe storms cause widespread hail damage across numerous states including TX, AL, MS, GA, FL, NC and VA. |
2 | Hurricane Dennis (July 2005) | Tropical Cyclone | 2005-07-09 | 2005-07-11 | 4,017 | 2,495 | 15 | 2 | 2 | Category 3 hurricane makes landfall in western Florida panhandle resulting in storm surge and wind damage along the FL and AL coasts, along with scattered wind and flood damage in GA and MS. |
3 | Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) | Tropical Cyclone | 2005-08-25 | 2005-08-30 | 201,297.5 | 125,029.5 | 1,833 | 5 | 3 | Category 3 hurricane initially impacts the U.S. as a Category 1 near Miami, FL, then as a strong Category 3 along the eastern LA-western MS coastlines, resulting in severe storm surge damage (maximum surge probably exceeded 30 feet) along the LA-MS-AL coasts, wind damage, and the failure of parts of the levee system in... |
4 | Hurricane Rita (September 2005) | Tropical Cyclone | 2005-09-20 | 2005-09-24 | 29,415.2 | 18,500.1 | 119 | 4 | 4 | Category 3 hurricane hits Texas-Louisiana border coastal region, creating significant storm surge and wind damage along the coast, and some inland flooding in the FL panhandle, AL, MS, LA, AR, and TX. Prior to landfall, Rita reached the third lowest pressure (897 mb) ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. |
5 | Hurricane Wilma (October 2005) | Tropical Cyclone | 2005-10-24 | 2005-10-24 | 30,020 | 19,000 | 35 | 0 | 5 | Category 3 hurricane hits SW Florida resulting in strong damaging winds and major flooding across southeastern Florida. Prior to landfall, Wilma as a Category 5 recorded the lowest pressure (882 mb) ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. |
6 | Numerous Wildfires (2006) | Wildfire | 2006-01-01 | 2006-12-31 | 2,332.8 | 1,467.1 | 28 | 364 | 6 | Numerous wildfires driven by dry weather and high winds burned over 9.8 million acres, across the western half of the country including Alaska. This is the second highest annual total behind the 10.1 million acres burned in 2015 since record-keeping began in 1960. The most affected states were AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, M... |
7 | Midwest/Plains/Southeast Drought (Spring-Summer 2006) | Drought | 2006-03-01 | 2006-08-31 | 9,536.7 | 5,997.9 | 0 | 183 | 7 | Rather severe drought affected crops especially during the spring-summer, centered over the Great Plains region with other areas affected across portions of the south -- including states of ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, MT, WY, CO, NM. |
8 | Severe Storms and Tornadoes (March 2006) | Severe Storm | 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-13 | 2,113.3 | 1,337.5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | Outbreak of tornadoes over portions of the midwest and south during a week-long period-affecting the states of AL, AR, KY, MS, TN, TX, IN, KS, MO, and OK. |
9 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes (April 6-8 2006) | Severe Storm | 2006-04-06 | 2006-04-08 | 2,518.2 | 1,603.8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | Severe weather and numerous tornadoes affecting the states of OK, KS, MO, NE, KY, OH, TN, IN, MS, GA, and AL on April 6-8 with 3 "killer" tornadoes in TN. |
10 | Midwest Tornadoes (April 2006) | Severe Storm | 2006-04-13 | 2006-04-16 | 3,804.9 | 2,423.5 | 27 | 3 | 10 | Tornadoes and severe weather cause significant damage in the states of IA, IL, IN, and WI. The state of Indiana was most affected with over one billion dollars in damage. |
11 | Northeast Flooding (June 2006) | Flooding | 2006-06-25 | 2006-06-28 | 2,358.5 | 1,521.6 | 20 | 3 | 11 | Severe flooding over portions of the northeast due to several weeks of heavy rainfall, affecting the states of NY, PA, DE, MD, NJ, and VA. |
12 | North Central Severe Weather and Tornadoes (August 2006) | Severe Storm | 2006-08-23 | 2006-08-24 | 1,176.6 | 759 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Severe weather and tornadoes cause impacts across several north central states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois. |
13 | Central Severe Weather (October 2006) | Severe Storm | 2006-10-02 | 2006-10-05 | 1,371.3 | 879 | 1 | 3 | 13 | Severe storms cause high wind and hail damage across numerous states including OH, IL, IN, MI, MN and WI. |
14 | California Freeze (January 2007) | Freeze | 2007-01-11 | 2007-01-17 | 2,184 | 1,400 | 1 | 6 | 14 | Widespread agricultural freeze -- for nearly two weeks in January, overnight temperatures over a good portion of California dipped into the 20s, destroying numerous agricultural crops; with citrus, berry, and vegetable crops most affected. |
15 | Spring Freeze (April 2007) | Freeze | 2007-04-04 | 2007-04-10 | 3,188.5 | 2,044 | 0 | 6 | 15 | Widespread severe freeze over much of the east and midwest (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA, WV), causing significant losses in fruit crops, field crops (especially wheat), and the ornamental industry. Temperatures in the teens/20s accompanied by rather high winds nullified typical cr... |
16 | East/South Severe Weather and Flooding (April 2007) | Severe Storm | 2007-04-13 | 2007-04-17 | 3,836.9 | 2,507.8 | 9 | 4 | 16 | Flooding, hail, tornadoes, and severe thunderstorms across numerous states (CT, DE, GA, LA, ME, MD, MA, MS, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, TX, VT, VA) in mid-April, including 3 "killer" tornadoes. |
17 | Western Wildfires (Summer 2007) | Wildfire | 2007-06-01 | 2007-08-31 | 4,139.4 | 2,741.3 | 12 | 91 | 17 | Continued drought conditions and high winds over much of the western U.S. (AK, AZ, CA, ID, UT, MT, NV, OR, WA) resulting in numerous wildfires; with national acreage burned exceeding 8.9 million acres (mainly in the west) and over 3,000 homes and structures destroyed in southern California alone. |
18 | Western/Eastern Drought/Heat Wave (Summer-Fall 2007) | Drought | 2007-06-01 | 2007-11-30 | 5,519.7 | 3,538.3 | 15 | 182 | 18 | Severe drought with periods of extreme heat over most of the southeast and portions of the Great Plains, Ohio Valley, and Great Lakes area, resulting in major reductions in crop yields, along with very low stream-flows and lake levels. Includes states of ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, WI, IA, MO, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, NC, S... |
19 | U.S. Drought (2008) | Drought | 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-31 | 10,444.7 | 7,009.8 | 0 | 365 | 19 | Severe drought and heat caused agricultural losses across a large portion of the U.S. Record low lake levels also occurred in areas of the southeast. The states impacted include AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NM, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI. |
20 | Western Central and Northeast Severe Weather (January 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-01-04 | 2008-01-09 | 1,463.3 | 982 | 12 | 5 | 20 | Strong storm produces severe weather including hail, high winds and heavy precipitation from California to New York. Flash floods and landslides cause damage in California. In addition, more than 70 tornadoes were reported from Arkansas to Wisconsin, with the highest concentration of tornadoes in Missouri. |
21 | Southeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather (February 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-02-05 | 2008-02-06 | 1,805.3 | 1,211.6 | 57 | 1 | 21 | Series of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the Southeast and Midwest states (AL, AR, IN, KY, MS, OH, TN, TX) with 87 tornadoes confirmed. |
22 | Southeast Tornadoes (March 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-03-14 | 2008-03-15 | 1,673.9 | 1,131 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Tornadoes and severe weather across Georgia and South Carolina. This includes an EF-2 tornado causing damage to numerous buildings in downtown Atlanta. |
23 | Midwest Flooding (Summer 2008) | Flooding | 2008-04-01 | 2008-06-30 | 14,838 | 9,958.4 | 24 | 90 | 23 | Heavy rain and flooding caused significant agricultural loss and property damage in IA, IL, IN, MO, MN, NE, and WI with IA being hardest hit with widespread rainfall totals ranging from 4 to over 16 inches. |
24 | Southern Severe Weather (April 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-04-09 | 2008-04-11 | 1,528.3 | 1,039.6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Severe storms affect Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas across the South. |
25 | Midwest Tornadoes and Severe Weather (May 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-05-22 | 2008-05-27 | 4,423.1 | 3,029.5 | 13 | 5 | 25 | Outbreak of tornadoes over the Midwest/Ohio Valley regions (IL, IN, IA, KS, MN, NE, OK, WY, CO) with 235 tornadoes confirmed. |
26 | Midwest/Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather (June 2008) | Severe Storm | 2008-06-06 | 2008-06-12 | 2,355.7 | 1,635.9 | 18 | 6 | 26 | An outbreak of tornadoes and thunderstorms over the Midwest/Mid-Atlantic states (IA, IL, IN, KS, NE, MI, MN, MO, OK, WI, MD, VA, WV). |
27 | Hurricane Dolly (July 2008) | Tropical Cyclone | 2008-07-23 | 2008-07-25 | 1,812.2 | 1,267.3 | 3 | 2 | 27 | Category 2 hurricane makes landfall in southern Texas causing considerable wind and flooding damage in TX and NM. |
28 | Hurricane Gustav (September 2008) | Tropical Cyclone | 2008-08-31 | 2008-09-03 | 8,635.7 | 5,997 | 53 | 3 | 28 | Category 2 hurricane makes landfall in Louisiana causing significant wind, storm surge, and flooding damage in AL, AR, LA, and MS. |
29 | U.S. Wildfires (Fall 2008) | Wildfire | 2008-09-01 | 2008-11-30 | 1,777 | 1,234 | 16 | 90 | 29 | Drought conditions across numerous western, central and southeastern states (AK, AZ, CA, NM, ID, UT, MT, NV, OR, WA, CO, TX, OK, NC, FL ) resulted in thousands of wildfires; national acreage burned exceeding 5.2 million acres (mainly in the west) and over 1,000 homes and structures destroyed in California fires alone. |
30 | Hurricane Ike (September 2008) | Tropical Cyclone | 2008-09-12 | 2008-09-14 | 43,198.4 | 29,998.8 | 112 | 2 | 30 | Category 2 hurricane makes landfall in Texas, as the largest (in size) Atlantic hurricane on record, causing considerable storm surge in coastal TX and significant wind and flooding damage in TX, LA, AR, TN, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, MI and PA. Severe gasoline shortages occurred in the southeast U.S. due to damaged oil platf... |
31 | Southwest/Great Plains Drought (2009) | Drought | 2009-01-01 | 2009-12-31 | 5,203.2 | 3,492 | 0 | 364 | 31 | Drought conditions occurred during much of the year across parts of the Southwest, Great Plains, and southern Texas causing agricultural losses in numerous states (TX, OK, KS, CA, NM, AZ). The largest agriculture losses occurred in TX and CA. |
32 | Southeast/Ohio Valley Severe Weather (February 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-02-10 | 2009-02-11 | 2,592.9 | 1,740.2 | 10 | 1 | 32 | Complex of severe thunderstorms and high winds across the region (TN, KY, OK, OH, VA, WV, PA). |
33 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes (March 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-03-25 | 2009-03-28 | 2,427.9 | 1,640.5 | 0 | 3 | 33 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central and southern states (NE, KS, OK, IA, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, KY) with 56 tornadoes confirmed. |
34 | South/Southeast Severe Weather and Tornadoes (April 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-04-09 | 2009-04-10 | 2,116.4 | 1,430.1 | 6 | 1 | 34 | Outbreak of tornadoes, hail and severe thunderstorms over the south and southeastern states (AL, AR, GA, KY, MO, SC, TN) with 85 confirmed tornadoes. |
35 | Central Derecho and Tornadoes (May 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-09 | 1,274.2 | 861 | 7 | 2 | 35 | More than 50 tornadoes and large hail from severe storms caused damage across many southeastern states (IL, KS, KY, MO, TN, TX). |
36 | Western Wildfires (Summer-Fall 2009) | Wildfire | 2009-06-01 | 2009-11-30 | 1,477.4 | 1,011.9 | 10 | 182 | 36 | Residual and sustained drought conditions across western and south-central states resulted in thousands of wildfires. Most affected states include CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, and UT. National wildfire acreage burned exceeds 5.9 million acres. Over 200 homes and structures destroyed in the California "Station" fire alone. |
37 | Midwest South and East Severe Weather (June 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-06-09 | 2009-06-12 | 1,939 | 1,328.1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | Sustained outbreak of thunderstorms and high winds from a strong derecho event over the central, southern, and eastern states (TX, OK, MO, NE, KS, AR, AL, MS, TN, NC, SC, KY, PA). |
38 | Colorado Hail Storm (July 2009) | Severe Storm | 2009-07-20 | 2009-07-20 | 1,470 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 38 | Severe hail impacts Colorado. Jefferson County was most affected with hail at least 8 inches deep. The hail damage from this storm was comparable to the July 11, 1990 Colorado hail storm. |
39 | Georgia Flooding (September 2009) | Flooding | 2009-09-19 | 2009-09-22 | 1,311.8 | 898.5 | 10 | 3 | 39 | Severe multi-day flooding across numerous Georgia counties including all of the Atlanta metro. The maximum 24-hour rainfall total for September 20-21, 2009 was 21.03 inches in Douglas County. This extreme rainfall caused widespread flooding and damage to thousands of homes, businesses and vehicles. There was significan... |
40 | Northeast Winter Storm (February 2010) | Winter Storm | 2010-02-09 | 2010-02-11 | 1,192.8 | 817 | 3 | 2 | 40 | Winter storm produced 10-20 inches of snow and high wind impacts across numerous northeastern and eastern states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. These impacts were most focused in Pennsylvania and Maryland, as this winter storm closely followed a previ... |
41 | Northeast Flooding (March 2010) | Flooding | 2010-03-01 | 2010-03-31 | 2,692.6 | 1,844.2 | 11 | 30 | 41 | Heavy rainfall over portions of the Northeast in late March caused extensive flooding across several states (RI, CT, MA, NJ, NY, PA). The event caused the worst flooding in Rhode Island's history. |
42 | East/South Flooding and Severe Weather (May 2010) | Flooding | 2010-04-30 | 2010-05-02 | 3,308.8 | 2,266.3 | 32 | 2 | 42 | Flooding, hail, tornadoes, and severe thunderstorms occurred across many Southern states (TN, AR, KY, GA) on April 30-May 2. Flooding in the Nashville, TN area alone contributed > $1.0 ($1.5) billion in damages. Western and Middle Tennessee were hardest hit with local rainfall amounts of 18-20 inches to the south and w... |
43 | Oklahoma Kansas and Texas Tornadoes and Severe Weather (May 2010) | Severe Storm | 2010-05-10 | 2010-05-12 | 4,834 | 3,333.8 | 3 | 2 | 43 | An outbreak of tornadoes, hail, and severe thunderstorms occurred across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas in mid-May. Oklahoma was hardest hit with > $1.5 ($2.2) billion in damages. |
44 | Rockies/Central/East Severe Weather (June 2010) | Severe Storm | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-15 | 1,306.7 | 901 | 2 | 5 | 44 | Severe storms cause high wind and hail damage across numerous states including CO, NM, KS, OK, IL, IN, GA, SC and NC. |
45 | Midwest/Northeast Severe Storms and Flooding (July 2010) | Severe Storm | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-23 | 1,375.1 | 948.3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | Severe storms and flooding affect the states IA, IL, MD, NY, PA, WI across the Midwest and Northeast. |
46 | Arizona Severe Weather (October 2010) | Severe Storm | 2010-10-05 | 2010-10-06 | 5,472 | 3,800 | 0 | 1 | 46 | An unusual series of severe thunderstorms across Arizona produced numerous tornadoes and widespread, severe hail damage. Over one-hundred buildings were damaged or destroyed by tornadoes while thousands of automobiles and buildings were damaged by large hail across Phoenix and surrounding cities. |
47 | Groundhog Day Blizzard (February 2011) | Winter Storm | 2011-02-01 | 2011-02-03 | 2,565.7 | 1,794.2 | 36 | 2 | 47 | A large winter storm impacted many central, eastern and northeastern states. The city of Chicago was brought to a virtual standstill as between 1 and 2 feet of snow fell over the area. |
48 | Southern Plains/Southwest Drought and Heat Wave (Spring-Summer 2011) | Drought | 2011-03-01 | 2011-08-31 | 17,109.5 | 11,964.8 | 95 | 183 | 48 | Drought and heat wave conditions created major impacts across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, southern Kansas, and western Louisiana. In Texas and Oklahoma, a majority of range and pastures were classified in "very poor" condition for much of the 2011 crop growing season. |
49 | Mississippi River flooding (April-May 2011) | Flooding | 2011-04-01 | 2011-05-31 | 4,270.1 | 2,986 | 7 | 60 | 49 | Persistent rainfall (nearly 300 percent normal precipitation amounts in the Ohio Valley) combined with melting snowpack caused historical flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Examples of economic damage include: $500 ($715.0) million to agriculture in Arkansas; $320 ($457.6) million in damage to Me... |
50 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes and Derecho (April 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-04-04 | 2011-04-05 | 3,885.3 | 2,775.2 | 9 | 1 | 50 | Outbreak of tornadoes and derecho over central and southern states (KS, MO, IA, IL, WI, KY, GA, TN, NC, SC) with an estimated 46 tornadoes. |
51 | Southeast/Midwest Tornadoes (April 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-04-08 | 2011-04-11 | 3,051 | 2,179.3 | 0 | 3 | 51 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central and southern states (NC, SC, TN, AL, TX, OK, KS, IA, WI) with an estimated 59 tornadoes. |
52 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes (April 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-04-14 | 2011-04-16 | 2,882.9 | 2,059.2 | 38 | 2 | 52 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central and southern states (OK, TX, AR, MS, AL, GA, NC, SC, VA, PA) with an estimated 177 tornadoes. |
53 | Ohio Valley Derecho and Southern Tornadoes (April 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-04-19 | 2011-04-20 | 1,452.8 | 1,037.5 | 0 | 1 | 53 | Dozens of tornadoes and a derecho affect numerous states (AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, TX) across the Ohio Valley and South. |
54 | Southeast/Ohio Valley/Midwest Tornadoes (April 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-04-25 | 2011-04-28 | 14,310.7 | 10,222 | 321 | 3 | 54 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central and southern states (AL, AR, LA, MS, GA, TN, VA, KY, IL, MO, OH, TX, OK) with an estimated 343 tornadoes. The deadliest tornado of the outbreak, an EF-5, hit northern Alabama, killing 78 people. Several major metropolitan areas were directly impacted by strong tornadoes including Tusc... |
55 | Missouri River flooding (May-June 2011) | Flooding | 2011-05-01 | 2011-06-30 | 2,863.3 | 2,002.3 | 5 | 60 | 55 | Melting of an above-average snow pack across the Northern Rocky Mountains combined with above-average precipitation caused the Missouri and Souris Rivers to swell beyond their banks across the Upper Midwest (MT, ND, SD, NE, IA, KS, MO). An estimated 11,000 people were forced to evacuate Minot, North Dakota due to the r... |
56 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes (May 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-05-22 | 2011-05-27 | 12,735.6 | 9,096.8 | 177 | 5 | 56 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central and southern states (MO, TX, OK, KS, AR, GA, TN, VA, KY, IN, IL, OH, WI, MN, PA) with an estimated 180 tornadoes. Notably, an EF-5 tornado struck Joplin, MO resulting in at least 160 deaths, making it the deadliest single tornado to strike the U.S. since modern tornado record keeping ... |
57 | Texas New Mexico Arizona Wildfires (Summer-Fall 2011) | Wildfire | 2011-06-01 | 2011-11-30 | 2,549.1 | 1,820.8 | 5 | 182 | 57 | Continued drought conditions and periods of extreme heat provided conditions favorable for a series of historic wildfires across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The Bastrop Fire in Texas was the most destructive fire in Texas history destroying over 1,500 homes. The Wallow Fire consumed over 500,000 acres in Arizona mak... |
58 | Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather (June 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-06-18 | 2011-06-22 | 2,152.3 | 1,537.3 | 3 | 4 | 58 | Outbreak of tornadoes over central states (OK, TX, KS, NE, MO, IA, IL) with an estimated 81 tornadoes. Additional wind and hail damage across the Southeast (TN, GA, NC, SC). |
59 | North Central Severe Weather (July 1 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-07-01 | 2011-07-01 | 1,243.2 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 59 | Severe weather causes damage across several north central states. The regions most impacted were southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Illinois. |
60 | Rockies and Midwest Derecho (July 10-11 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-07-10 | 2011-07-11 | 1,729.1 | 1,235 | 2 | 1 | 60 | A derecho produced a wide swatch of high wind damage beginning east of the Rockies and across the central plains (CO, IA, IL, MI, MN, OH). |
61 | Midwest/Southeast Severe Weather (August 17-18 2011) | Severe Storm | 2011-08-17 | 2011-08-18 | 1,600.4 | 1,151.4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | Severe weather impacts the states IA, KS, MO, NE, SD across the Midwest and Southeast. |
62 | Hurricane Irene (August 2011) | Tropical Cyclone | 2011-08-26 | 2011-08-28 | 18,756.7 | 13,494 | 45 | 2 | 62 | Category 1 hurricane made landfall over coastal NC and moved northward along the Mid-Atlantic Coast (NC, VA, MD, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT) causing torrential rainfall and flooding across the Northeast. Wind damage in coastal NC, VA, and MD was moderate with considerable damage resulting from falling trees and power lines... |
63 | Tropical Storm Lee (September 2011) | Tropical Cyclone | 2011-09-01 | 2011-09-05 | 3,492.4 | 2,512.5 | 21 | 4 | 63 | Wind and flood damage across the southeast (LA, MS, AL, GA, TN) but considerably more damage from record flooding across the northeast (PA, NY, NJ, CT, VA, MD). Pennsylvania and New York were most affected. |
64 | Northeastern Winter Storm (October 2011) | Winter Storm | 2011-10-29 | 2011-10-30 | 1,285.8 | 925 | 1 | 1 | 64 | Winter storm impacts northeastern states including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hamsphire, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. |
65 | U.S. Drought/Heat Wave (2012) | Drought | 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 41,705.2 | 30,003.6 | 123 | 365 | 65 | The 2012 drought is the most extensive drought to affect the U.S. since the 1930s. Moderate to extreme drought conditions affected more than half the country for a majority of 2012. The following states were affected: CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, TX, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, AR, MO, IA, MN, IL, IN, GA. Costly drought... |
66 | Southeast/Ohio Valley Tornadoes (March 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-03-02 | 2012-03-03 | 4,317.9 | 3,128.8 | 42 | 1 | 66 | Outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather over the southeast and Ohio Valley (AL, GA, IN, OH, KY, TN) with 75 confirmed tornadoes. |
67 | Texas Tornadoes (April 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-04-02 | 2012-04-03 | 1,390.9 | 1,015.3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | Outbreak of tornadoes across the greater Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Several moderate strength tornadoes (EF-2 and EF-3) affected towns in this area with a total of 22 confirmed tornadoes. |
68 | Midwest Tornadoes (April 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-04-13 | 2012-04-14 | 1,539.4 | 1,123.6 | 6 | 1 | 68 | Outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather over the midwest (OK, KS, NE, IA) with 98 confirmed tornadoes including many tornadoes that remained on the ground for an extended time - traveling tens of miles. |
69 | Midwest/Ohio Valley Severe Weather (April-May 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-04-28 | 2012-05-01 | 4,488.6 | 3,276.3 | 1 | 3 | 69 | Severe weather over the midwest and Ohio Valley (TX, OK, KS, MO, IL, IN, KY) with 38 confirmed tornadoes. Considerable damage resulting from hail. |
70 | Southern Plains/Midwest/Northeast Severe Weather (May 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-05-25 | 2012-05-30 | 3,156.1 | 2,303.7 | 1 | 5 | 70 | Severe storms over the southern plains, midwest and northeast (TX, OK, KS, MN, PA, NY) with 27 confirmed tornadoes. Significant damage also from severe hail and straight-line winds. |
71 | Western Wildfires (Summer-Fall 2012) | Wildfire | 2012-06-01 | 2012-11-30 | 2,381.7 | 1,738.5 | 8 | 182 | 71 | Wildfires burned over 9.2 million acres across the U.S. in 2012. This is the 3rd highest annual total since the year 2000. The most damaging wildfires occurred in the western states (CO, ID, WY, MT, CA, NV, OR, WA). Colorado experienced the most costly wildfires (e.g., Waldo Canyon fire) where several hundred residence... |
72 | Rockies/Southwest Severe Weather (June 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-12 | 3,559 | 2,597.8 | 0 | 6 | 72 | Severe storms and damaging hail over several states (CO, NM, TX) with 25 confirmed tornadoes. Colorado experienced over $1.0 ($1.4) billion in damage due to hail. |
73 | Plains/East/Northeast Derecho (June-July 2012) | Severe Storm | 2012-06-29 | 2012-07-02 | 3,957 | 2,888.4 | 28 | 3 | 73 | Sustained outbreak of thunderstorms/high winds from a strong derecho event over the central, eastern, and northeastern states (IL, IN, KY, OH, WV, SC, NC, VA, MD, DC, NJ). |
74 | Hurricane Isaac (August 2012) | Tropical Cyclone | 2012-08-26 | 2012-08-31 | 3,786.1 | 2,763.5 | 9 | 5 | 74 | Category 1 hurricane made landfall over Louisiana. Isaac's slow motion and large size led to a large storm surge and flooding rains. This created damage across several southeastern states (LA, MS, AL, FL) including 9 deaths (5 direct, 4 indirect). |
75 | Hurricane Sandy (October 2012) | Tropical Cyclone | 2012-10-30 | 2012-10-31 | 88,453.9 | 65,039.6 | 159 | 1 | 75 | Extensive damage across several northeastern states (MD, DE, NJ, NY, CT, MA, RI) due to high wind and coastal storm surge, particularly NY and NJ. Damage from wind, rain and heavy snow also extended more broadly to other states (NC, VA, WV, OH, PA, NH), as Sandy merged with a developing Nor'easter. Sandy's impact on ma... |
76 | Southern Severe Weather (February 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-02-24 | 2013-02-25 | 1,253.9 | 922 | 1 | 1 | 76 | Severe weather produced severe hail and wind damage across several southern states including Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The damage was most focused in Louisiana near New Orleans, as severe hail caused significant damage costs to many homes, vehicles and businesses. |
77 | Western/Plains Drought/Heat Wave (Spring-Fall 2013) | Drought | 2013-03-01 | 2013-11-30 | 14,283.6 | 10,425.9 | 53 | 274 | 77 | The 2013 drought slowly dissipated from the historic levels of the 2012 drought, as conditions improved across many Midwestern and Plains states. However, moderate to extreme drought did remain or expand into western states (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY). In com... |
78 | Southeast Severe Weather (March 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-03-18 | 2013-03-18 | 2,747.2 | 2,020 | 1 | 0 | 78 | Severe weather over the Southeast (MS, AL, GA, TN) with 10 confirmed tornadoes. Considerable damage resulting from large hail and straight-line wind. |
79 | Midwest/Plains Severe Weather (April 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-04-07 | 2013-04-11 | 1,963.8 | 1,444 | 1 | 4 | 79 | Severe weather across the Midwest and Plains states (IN, KS, MO, NE) with a total of 26 confirmed tornadoes. Considerable damage resulting from hail and straight-line wind. |
80 | Illinois Flooding and Severe Weather (April 2013) | Flooding | 2013-04-16 | 2013-04-19 | 1,464.7 | 1,077 | 4 | 3 | 80 | A slow-moving storm system created rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches across northern and central Illinois including the Chicago metro. This resulted in damage to many homes and businesses. There was also severe weather damage from wind and hail across Indiana and Missouri. |
81 | Midwest/Plains/East Tornadoes (May 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-05-18 | 2013-05-22 | 3,240.5 | 2,400.3 | 27 | 4 | 81 | Outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather over the Midwest, Plains and Eastern states (GA, IA, IL, KS, MO, NY, OK, TX) with 59 confirmed tornadoes including the deadly tornado that impacted Moore, OK. Many destructive tornadoes remained on the ground for an extended time. |
82 | Midwest/Plains/Northeast Tornadoes (May 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-05-27 | 2013-05-31 | 2,448.4 | 1,813.5 | 10 | 4 | 82 | Outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather over the Midwest, Plains and Northeast (IL, IN, KS, MO, NY, OK, TX) with 92 confirmed tornadoes including the deadly tornado that struck El Reno, OK. There was also significant damage resulting from hail and straight-line wind. |
83 | Midwest Severe Weather (August 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-08-06 | 2013-08-07 | 1,406.7 | 1,041.9 | 0 | 1 | 83 | Severe weather and large hail causes considerable damage across Minnesota and Wisconsin. |
84 | Colorado Flooding (September 2013) | Flooding | 2013-09-10 | 2013-09-16 | 2,036.5 | 1,508.5 | 9 | 6 | 84 | A stalled frontal boundary over Colorado led to record rainfall, as some areas received > 15 inches over several days. This resulted in historic flooding across numerous cities and towns. Destruction of residences, businesses and transportation infrastructure was widespread. |
85 | Ohio Valley Tornadoes (November 2013) | Severe Storm | 2013-11-17 | 2013-11-17 | 1,472.2 | 1,090.6 | 8 | 0 | 85 | Late-season outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather over the Ohio Valley (IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, OH) with 70 confirmed tornadoes. Most severe impacts occurred across Illinois and Indiana. |
86 | Western Drought (2014) | Drought | 2014-01-01 | 2014-12-31 | 5,334.8 | 3,951.7 | 0 | 364 | 86 | Historic drought conditions affected the majority of California for all of 2014 making it the worst drought on record for the state. Surrounding states and parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas also experienced continued severe drought conditions. This is a continuation of drought conditions that have persisted for sever... |
87 | Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Winter Storm (January 2014) | Winter Storm | 2014-01-05 | 2014-01-08 | 2,933.4 | 2,172.7 | 16 | 3 | 87 | Winter storm caused widespread damage across numerous Midwest, Southeast and Northeastern states (AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA). |
88 | Plains Severe Weather (April 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-04-02 | 2014-04-03 | 1,908.1 | 1,424 | 0 | 1 | 88 | Severe storms across the Plains states (IL, KS, MO, TX) causing considerable hail and wind damage in Texas. |
89 | Central Severe Weather (April 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-04-12 | 2014-04-13 | 1,221.1 | 918 | 0 | 1 | 89 | Severe weather produced hail and high wind damage across several central states including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Texas. The damage was most focused in Illinois and Michigan, as storms caused impacts to many homes, vehicles and businesses. |
90 | Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Tornadoes and Flooding (April 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-04-27 | 2014-05-01 | 2,309.2 | 1,736.1 | 33 | 4 | 90 | Tornado outbreak across the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast states (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KS, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA) with 83 confirmed tornadoes. Mississippi had its 3rd greatest number of tornadoes reported for any day since 1950. Torrential rainfall in the Florida panhandle also caused major flooding, as ... |
91 | Center Severe Weather (May 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-05-10 | 2014-05-14 | 1,134.5 | 853 | 0 | 4 | 91 | Severe weather including damaging hail, high winds and more than 50 tornadoes impacted Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. These impacts caused damage to homes, businesses, vehicles and other infrastructure. |
92 | Rockies/Midwest/Eastern Severe Weather (May 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-05-18 | 2014-05-23 | 4,938.6 | 3,713.2 | 0 | 5 | 92 | Severe storms across the Rockies, Midwest and Eastern states (CO, MT, IA, IL, IN, OH, SC, VA, PA, DE, NY) with the most costly damage in Colorado, Illinois and Pennsylvania. |
93 | Rockies/Central Plains Severe Weather (June 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-06-03 | 2014-06-05 | 2,533.4 | 1,919.2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | Severe storms across the Rockies and Central Plains states (NE, KS, WY, IA, AR). Wind gusts exceeding 90 mph and baseball to softball sized hail caused severe damage to structures and vehicles in central and eastern Nebraska. |
94 | Michigan and Northeast Flooding (August 2014) | Flooding | 2014-08-11 | 2014-08-13 | 1,361.9 | 1,031.7 | 2 | 2 | 94 | Heavy rainfall in excess of 5 inches caused significant flooding in cities across Michigan damaging thousands of cars, business, homes and other infrastructure. Flooding also occurred across Maryland and New York's Long Island, as the slow-moving storm system delivered 24-hour rainfall exceeding 6 and 12 inches, respec... |
95 | Rockies/Plains Severe Weather (September 2014) | Severe Storm | 2014-09-29 | 2014-10-02 | 1,862.6 | 1,400.4 | 0 | 3 | 95 | Severe storms across the Rockies and Plains states (CO, KS, TX). Large hail and high winds created significant damage across eastern Colorado and Texas, particularly in the Dallas metro area. |
96 | Western Drought (2015) | Drought | 2015-01-01 | 2015-12-31 | 6,029.3 | 4,466 | 0 | 364 | 96 | Drought conditions were present across numerous western states (CA, NV, OR, WA, ID, MT, UT, AZ) with the most severe conditions continuing to plague California for all of 2015. The agriculture sector was again impacted by a lack of rainfall resulting in hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland remaining fallow and re... |
97 | Central and Eastern Winter storm Cold Wave (February 2015) | Winter Storm | 2015-02-14 | 2015-02-20 | 3,969.3 | 2,962.1 | 30 | 6 | 97 | A large winter storm and associated cold wave impacted many central, eastern and northeastern states (CT, DE, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA). The city of Boston was particularly impacted as feet of snow continued to accumulate causing load-stress on buildings and clogging transporta... |
98 | Midwest/Ohio Valley Severe Weather (April 2015) | Severe Storm | 2015-04-07 | 2015-04-09 | 2,069 | 1,555.6 | 2 | 2 | 98 | Severe storms across the Midwest and Ohio Valley including the states (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, WI, WV). Large hail and high winds created the most damage across Missouri and Illinois. |
99 | South/Southeast Severe Weather (April 2015) | Severe Storm | 2015-04-18 | 2015-04-20 | 1,707.6 | 1,283.9 | 0 | 2 | 99 | Severe storms across the South and Southeastern states (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX). High winds and severe hail created the most significant damage in Texas. |
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