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Top Catastrophes in USA 2011
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Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110826-hurricane-irene-power-outage-storm-tracker-generators-weather-nation/
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• 2011 has brought many major and tragic weather disasters throughout the United States. • There have seen hurricanes, snowstorms, destructive tornadoes, major flooding and extensive droughts in 2011. • These together have affected millions of people and cost lost of billions of dollars. • Here is the summary from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) on billion-dollar U.S. disasters 2011.
www.trinityclaims.comOctober Northeast Snow Storm1Devastation and millions were left without power from the rare and deadly Northeast October snowstorm.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/31/uk-weather-northeast-idUSLNE79U02Y20111031
Date: October 29, 2011Cost: S3+ billion
www.trinityclaims.comTropical Storm Lee2Tropical Storm Lee closed schools, damaged homes and streets and cut off power for more than 87,000 area homes and businesses.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0904/Tropical-storm-Lee-Don-t-go-to-sleep-on-this-storm.-VIDEO
Date: September 8, 2011Cost: S1+ billion
www.trinityclaims.comHurricane Irene3Hurricane Irene was one of the costliest hurricanes on record in the Northeastern United States.Date: August 26-28, 2011Cost: $7.2 billion
Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110826-hurricane-irene-power-outage-storm-tracker-generators-weather-nation/
www.trinityclaims.comMissouri and Souris River Flooding4
Date: Spring-Summer 2011Cost: $2 billion
Source: http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62452
Behind breached levees and across the floodplains, the loss recorded was damaged roads, rail lines, bridges and other infrastructure.
www.trinityclaims.comTexas Drought & Wildfires5
Date: Spring-Summer 2011Cost: $5.2 billion
Source: http://current.com/groups/collective-journalism/85532931_wildfires-in-california.htm
Wildfires blazed across Texas for several days, but the drought conditions that fed the flames were recorded for a long period and July was the driest in Texas state history.
www.trinityclaims.comMississippi River Flooding6
Date: Spring-Summer 2011Cost: $5.0 billion
The Mississippi River floods were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century, comparable in extent to the major floods of 1927 and 1993.
Source: http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/mississippi_flood.html
www.trinityclaims.comMidwest, Southeast, Plains Severe Storms7
Date: June 16-22, 2011Cost: $125 billion
Source: http://icons.wxug.com/metgraphics/severe/Tuscaloosatornadodamage2.jpg
Powerful storm system spawned tornadoes, deaths were confirmed and laid waste to small towns.
www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Tornado Outbreak8
Date: May 21-27, 2011Cost: $8 billion
Source: http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-2011mostexpensivedisasters/2/
Powerful storm system spawned tornadoes, deaths were confirmed and laid waste to small towns.
www.trinityclaims.comMidwest, Southeast, Plains Severe Storms9
Date: April 19-21, 2011Cost: $1.0 billion
Source: http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Jenn+Zezza+Violent+Storms+Kill+24+North+Carolina+l8uVAdwexSKl.jpg
The most devastating of the April tornado outbreaks occurred when 343 tornadoes occurred over 13 states.
www.trinityclaims.com2011 Super Outbreak10
Date: April 25-30, 2011Cost: $9.0 billion
Source: http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/85/6b/856b1a6e95cb21a087ddb82b73c070d1.JPG?itok=kATXKnEL
It was the largest and most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded. The outbreak left catastrophic destruction in its wake, especially across the state of Alabama.
www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Tornado Outbreak11
Date: April 14-16, 2011Cost: $2.5 billion
Source: http://storyful.com/stories/21528
Estimated 177 tornadoes during the massive Midwest/Southeast tornado outbreak caused huge property damage and deaths in the middle of the month.
www.trinityclaims.comSoutheast/Midwest Severe Storms12
Date: April 8-11, 2011Cost: $2.25 billion
Source: http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2011/04/missouri_levee_threatens_to_bu.html
Another tornado outbreak occurred in nine states in the Midwest and Southeast, causing damage but no fatalities. Fifty-nine tornadoes are believed to have occurred.
www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Severe Storms13
Date: April 3-5, 2011Cost: $2.5 billion
Source: http://endtimesrevelations.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/nine-months-of-unprecedented-weather-extremes-10-billion-disasters-that-struck-america/
The massive April tornado outbreak occurred with the worst of the tornadoes occurring in the Midwest and Deep South. The multi-day outbreak established a record for the most severe weather reports in a 24-hour period.
www.trinityclaims.comGroundhog Day Blizzard14
Date: January 29-February 3, 2011Cost: $3.9 billion
Source: http://www.carzi.com/2011/02/04/winter-storm-blizzard-verticle-car-photo/
The North American winter storm was a powerful and historic winter storm, situated around the US and Canadian holiday Groundhog Day.
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