Storms Are The Most Devastating Force Of Nature In The U.S.
Natural Disasters
According to Brock Long, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, "the disaster is going to be a landmark event", and it's already drawing grim comparisons with the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. The following infographic was compiled using data from the National Centers For Environmental Information and it shows how tropical cyclones have proven the worst U.S. natural disasters over the past 30 years. Between 1987 and 2017, they caused just over 3,000 deaths and over half a trillion dollars of damage. Severe storms have also had a devastating impact, causing nearly $200 billion of damage as well as 1,400 deaths.

Description
This chart shows the cost and death toll from U.S. natural disasters from 1987 to 2017.