In 2011, the United States experienced several major weather disasters including hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, flooding and drought that caused billions of dollars in damage. Some of the costliest events were Hurricane Irene at $7.2 billion, Midwest/Southeast tornado outbreaks in April and May that totaled over $10 billion in damages, and widespread flooding along the Mississippi River at $5 billion. Overall, 2011 saw 14 separate billion-dollar weather disasters in the US, the most ever in a single year.

1. 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.

3. www.trinityclaims.comOctober Northeast Snow Storm1
Devastation 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, 2011
Cost: S3+ billion

4. www.trinityclaims.comTropical Storm Lee2
Tropical 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, 2011
Cost: S1+ billion

5. www.trinityclaims.comHurricane Irene3
Hurricane Irene was one of the costliest hurricanes on record in the
Northeastern United States.
Date: August 26-28, 2011
Cost: $7.2 billion
Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110826-hurricane-irene-power-outage-storm-tracker-generators-weather-
nation/

6. www.trinityclaims.comMissouri and Souris River Flooding4
Date: Spring-Summer 2011
Cost: $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.

7. www.trinityclaims.comTexas Drought & Wildfires5
Date: Spring-Summer 2011
Cost: $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.

8. www.trinityclaims.comMississippi River Flooding6
Date: Spring-Summer 2011
Cost: $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

9. www.trinityclaims.comMidwest, Southeast, Plains Severe Storms7
Date: June 16-22, 2011
Cost: $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.

10. www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Tornado Outbreak8
Date: May 21-27, 2011
Cost: $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.

11. www.trinityclaims.comMidwest, Southeast, Plains Severe Storms9
Date: April 19-21, 2011
Cost: $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.

12. www.trinityclaims.com2011 Super Outbreak10
Date: April 25-30, 2011
Cost: $9.0 billion
Source: http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/85/6b/856b1a6e95
cb21a087ddb82b73c070d1.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.

13. www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Tornado Outbreak11
Date: April 14-16, 2011
Cost: $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.

14. www.trinityclaims.comSoutheast/Midwest Severe Storms12
Date: April 8-11, 2011
Cost: $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.

15. www.trinityclaims.comMidwest/Southeast Severe Storms13
Date: April 3-5, 2011
Cost: $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.

16. www.trinityclaims.comGroundhog Day Blizzard14
Date: January 29-February 3, 2011
Cost: $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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