Tornado damage from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Just one of this year's billion dollar disasters. |
From extreme drought, heat waves and floods to unprecedented tornado outbreaks, hurricanes, wildfires and winter storms, a record 12 weather and climate disasters in 2011 each caused $1 billion or more in damages — and most regrettably, loss of human lives and property.
NOAA's National Weather Service looks back at the weather events that made history this year. Here's a look at the ones they have chosen.
As you may remember, the April tornadoes mentioned below impacted so many in southwest and central Virginia.
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| Groundhog Day blizzard » January 29-February 3, 2011 |
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| Midwest/Southeast tornadoes » April 4-5, 2011 |
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| Southeast/Midwest tornadoes » April 8-11, 2011 |
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| Midwest/Southeast tornadoes » April 14-16, 2011 |
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| Southeast/Ohio Valley/Midwest tornadoes » April 25-28, 2011 |
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| Midwest/Southeast tornadoes » May 22-27, 2011 |
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| Midwest/Southeast tornadoes and severe weather » June 18-22, 2011 |
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| Southern Plains/Southwest drought and heatwave » Spring-Fall, 2011 |
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| Mississippi River flooding » Spring-Summer, 2011 |
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| Upper Midwest flooding » Summer 2011 |
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| Hurricane Irene » August 20-29, 2011 |
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| Texas, New Mexico, Arizona wildfires » Spring-Fall 2011 |
