The U.S. was impacted by 10 billion-dollar weather disasters in the first half of 2020, according to a report released Wednesday by NOAA.
All of the billion-dollar weather disasters from January through June happened east of the Rocky Mountains. Severe thunderstorms, packing destructive winds, large hail and tornadoes, have been the culprit for a majority of the damage cost.
Since 1980, the most billion-dollar weather disasters to affect the U.S. in the first six months of the year was 11 set in 2017. Before 2020, only two other years – 2011 and 2016 – had as many as 10 billion-dollar weather disasters through June, according to NOAA.
The combined price tag of the weather disasters so far this year is $17.6 billion. There have been 80 deaths attributed to these events.
From 1980 through June of this year, 273 weather and climate disasters have tallied overall damage costs that reached or exceeded $1 billion, including adjustments for inflation. Nearly 46% of those disasters have been caused by severe thunderstorm events.
Here's a brief look at when and where this year's billion-dollar weather disasters occurred.
Jan. 10-12: Southeast tornadoes and Northern storms and flooding ($1.1 billion, 10 killed)
Feb. 5-7: South, East and Northeast severe weather ($1.2 billion, 3 killed)
March 2-4: Tennessee tornadoes and Southeast severe weather ($2 billion, 25 killed)
A tornado-damaged home is seen destroyed in Cookeville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.March 27-28: Midwest and Ohio Valley severe weather ($2.4 billion)
April 7-8: North Central and Ohio Valley hailstorms and severe weather ($2.6 billion)
April 12-13: Southeast, Eastern tornado outbreak ($3 billion, 35 killed)
An exposed foundation shows how powerful the winds were from a tornado that tore through this Bassfield, Mississippi, neighborhood, Monday, April 13, 2020.April 21-23: Southern severe weather ($1.1 billion, 3 killed)
May 3-5: Central and Eastern severe weather ($1.7 billion, 2 killed)
May 20-23: South, Central and Eastern severe weather ($1.3 billion, 2 killed)
May 27: South Texas hailstorms ($1.2 billion)
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The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.
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