http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States Year Type Fatalities Damage (US$) Article Location Comments 2012 Hurricane 147 $75 billion Hurricane Sandy Eastern United States 2011 Tornado 160 $69,000 – $3,000,000,000 (2011) 2011 Joplin tornado Joplin, Missouri part of the May 21-26, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence 2011 Tornado 346 ~$11,000,000,000 (2011) April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Virginia 336 tornadoes 2011 Flood 20 $2 to 4 billion[1][2] 2011 Mississippi River floods Mississippi River Valley 2010 Flood 20 June 2010 Arkansas floods Albert Pike Recreational Area (near Langley, Arkansas) 2009 Tsunami 31 2009 Samoa earthquake American Samoa and nearby islands 189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 Tornado 59 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Illinois 2007 Fire 14 California wildfires of October 2007 California Large fires burnt out of control across southern California, fueled by unusually strong Santa Ana Winds; worst around San Diego; caused evacuation of over one million people. Most fires accidental; some suspected arson. 2005 Cyclone 1,836 $84,000,000,000 (2006) Hurricane Katrina Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama 2005 Cyclone 120 $10,000,000,000 (2005) Hurricane Rita Louisiana 2005 Tornado 25 $92,000,000 Evansville Tornado of November 2005 Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio 7 tornadoes 2004 Cyclone 124 $19,000,000,000 (2005) Hurricane Ivan Texas, Florida, East Coast 2004 Cyclone 49 $9,000,000,000 Hurricane Frances Florida 2004 Cyclone 10 $15,000,000,000 Hurricane Charley Florida