20 Worst U.S. Natural Disasters
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1.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Flooding after the levees broke was the worst calamity of this hurricane which struck Mississippi and New Orleans.
14 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
2.
Hurricane Sandy, 2012
This hurricane wrecked havoc in upper New England, causing floods and high winds and devastating many homes and businesses.
9 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
3.
San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
7 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
4.
Tri-State Tornado, 1925
This tornado hit Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, leveling many homes and killing 700 people.
5 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
5.
Tornado Outbreak, Midwestern U.S., 2011
2 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
6.
Heat Wave of 1980
Many crops were lost and over 10,000 people perished from heat-related illnesses.
2 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
7.
Hurricane in Galveston, 1900
This category 4 hurricane took the lives of over 8000 people.
2 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
8.
Northridge Earthquake, California, 1994
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
9.
St. Francis Dam, Santa Clarita, CA, 1928
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10.
Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
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11.
Hurricane Andrew, Florida and Lousiana, 1992
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12.
Sea Islands Hurricane, 1893
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13.
Tornado Outbreak, Southern U.S., 1936
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14.
Iriquois Theatre Fire, Chigaco, 1903
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15.
Shipwreck, General Slocum, 1904
0 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
16.
Hurricane Carminada, Louisiana, 1893
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17.
Great Blizzard of the Northeast, 1888
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18.
Peshtigo Fire, 1971
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19.
Okeechobee Hurricane, Florida, 1928
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20.
Johnstown Flood, 1889
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