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Eruption of Mount St. Helens
The eruption of Mount St. Helens will forever be one to remember in US history for years to come. it has been one of the biggest and most damaging blasts recorded in history. Around fifty-seven people died, and thousands of animals were killed. More than 200 homes were destroyed, and more than 185 miles of roads and 15 miles of railways were damaged. -
Record Setting Snowfall
Mount Baker in Washington state set an amazing 1,140 inches (95 feet) was recorded at Mount Baker Ski Area (4,200 feet elevation) during the July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, snow season. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina remains the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, causing an estimated $161 billion in damage along the U.S. Gulf Coast. It destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. It was also a category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities -
Christmas Blizzard
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Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey caused $125 billion dollars in damage, making it the second most costly storm in United States history. The only storm to cause more financial damage than Hurricane Harvey was Hurricane Katrina in 2005! It also caused catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths -
Hurricane Irma
Irma caused heavy amounts of rain and winds left more than 7.5 million homes without electricity, making up 70 percent of the state. Topping out as the costliest hurricane in Florida, Irma's damage was estimated at $50 billion.The aftereffects of Irma appeared to have killed more than 400 senior citizens of Florida nursing homes -
Hurricane Maria
Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20 as a high-end Category 4 storm, bringing a very large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph. It flattened neighborhoods, destroyed the island's power grid, and caused an estimated 2,982 fatalities and US$90 billion in damage. -
California Wildfires
The first recorded California wildfire in 2018 was also the largest on record at the time, now third after the 2020 and 2021 California wildfire seasons. There were a total of 103 confirmed fatalities, 24,226 structures damaged or destroyed, and 8,527 fires burning 1,975,086 acres, about 2% of the state's 100 million acres of land. -
Hurricane Ida
Ida cost $65 billion, according to some, and 115 lives; including 50 deaths in the less-suspecting Northeast alone. The property damage made it the most expensive natural disaster of 2021. Floods in Europe came second at $43 billion. -
Hurricane Kay
"After dumping up to six inches of rain in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, causing damaging flooding, Kay approached very close to southern California as a tropical storm on Friday. Kay brought up to five inches of rain to the mountains east of San Diego. The winds from Kay did not lead to major spread of the wildfires burning in the state, and Kay’s rains helped damp down the fires – and provided valuable drought amelioration." (Jeff Masters, Eye on The Storm)