List of natural disasters in the United States

This list of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters that occurred in the United States after 1816. Due to inflation, the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency's valuation was calculated. References can be found in the associated articles noted.

YearDisaster Death tollDamage costUS$Main articleLocationNotes2025Floods136+July 2025 Central Texas floodsCentral Texas2025Tornado3~$875 million*2025 Enderlin tornadoNorth DakotaFirst EF-5 in 12 years. Rated EF-5 based on forensic analysis of 33 derailed train cars. Occurred on June 20, 20252025Floods1May 2025 Mid-Atlantic floodsMaryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC2025Tornado outbreak43 total (23 tornadic, 20 non-tornadic)$6.25 billionTornado outbreak of March 14–16, 2025Southern United States2025Wildfire27+~$250 billion2025 Southern California wildfiresSouthern CaliforniaMost destructive wildfires in US history.2024Hurricane35$85 billionHurricane MiltonFlorida, GeorgiaStrongest Hurricane in Gulf of Mexico since 20052024Hurricane199–241$120 billionHurricane HeleneFlorida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, OhioMost casualties caused by catastrophic inland flooding in Western North Carolina and surrounding areas.2024Hurricane70 (45 in the US)>$6.86 billionHurricane BerylCaribbean, Venezuela, Yucatán Peninsula, United StatesBeryl is the earliest category 4 and 5 hurricane in history.2024Tornado outbreak22 (2 indirect, 10 non-tornadic)$7.3 billionTornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024Southern United States, Midwestern United States The Greenfield tornado of this outbreak was measured to have the third highest wind speeds ever recorded on Earth.2023Hurricane7 (+3 indirect)$2.2-5 billionHurricane IdaliaFlorida2023Wildfire110~$6 billion (as of August 12)2023 Hawaii wildfiresHawaii2023Tornado outbreak33$4.3 billionTornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023Southern United States, Midwestern United States2023Tornado outbreak25$1.9 billionTornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023Southern United StatesIncludes the 2023 Rolling Fork—Silver City tornado.2023Flooding and Tornado outbreak13$4.5 billionEarly-March 2023 North American storm complexSouthwestern United States, Southeastern United States2023Derecho, Tornado outbreak and Winter storm14February 2023 North American storm complexWestern United States, Southern United States and Midwestern United States2022Winter storm106$5.4 billionDecember 2022 North American winter stormWestern United States, Midwestern United States, Great Lakes region (especially the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area), Canada 2022Earthquake22022 Ferndale earthquakeNorth Coast, California, United States2022Winter storm4November 2022 Great Lakes winter stormGreat Lakes region (especially the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area)2022Hurricane11≥ $1 billionHurricane NicoleDominican Republic, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Southeastern United StatesNicole became only the third November hurricane on record to make landfall in Florida, along with the 1935 Yankee hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985.2022Hurricane157+≥ $113.1 billionHurricane IanTrinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, ABC islands, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Southeast United States (especially Florida and The Carolinas)Hurricane Ian was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. 2022Hurricane25≥$5.88 billionHurricane FionaPuerto Rico2022Flood44$1.2 billion (Kentucky and Missouri only)July–August 2022 United States floodsGreater St. Louis, Central Appalachia, Southern and Southwestern United States2022Flood1$29 million2022 Montana floodsMontana2022Tornado outbreak3$1.3 billionTornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States2022Tornado outbreak3$1.3 billionTornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States2022Tornado outbreak7$48.943 millionTornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022Southern United States, Eastern United States2022Tornado outbreak9$1 billionTornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022Midwestern United States, Mississippi Valley2022Winter storm8$350 million February 2022 North American winter stormCentral, Southeastern, Northeastern, and Midwestern United States, Northern Mexico, Nova Scotia2022Blizzard4$50 million January 2022 North American blizzardNortheastern United States, New England, Maritime Provinces of Canada2021Derecho and tornado outbreak7$1.8 billionDecember 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreakWestern United States, Midwestern United States, Canada2021Wildfire2$2.3 million2021 Kansas wildfire outbreakKansasOn December 15, 2021, a wildfire siege began in Western and Central Kansas due to blustering winds and drought. More than 10 wildfires were reported with an estimated burned area of more than 163,000+ acres. The wildfire outbreak resulted in the deaths of two individuals and the injuries of 3 others. More than 42 structures were destroyed during the outbreak, mainly in the cities of Paradise and Waldo.2021Tornado90$3.9 billionTornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 and 2021 Western Kentucky tornadoKentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, ArkansasA rare late-season tornado outbreak devastated states across the mid-south midwest, causing widespread damage and fatalities. Kentucky was particularly hard hit, with 75 fatalities occurring in the state. There were also 3 non-tornadic fatalities.2021Flood5+$7.5 billionNovember 2021 Pacific Northwest floodsSouthern British Columbia, Canada