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Storm surge — A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused ... > read more
Great Hurricane of 1780 — The Great Hurricane of 1780 is considered the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone of all time. About 22,000 people died when the storm pounded ... > read more
Hurricane Hazel — Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. Hazel killed as ... > read more
North American blizzard of 1978 — The Blizzard of 1978 (more commonly known in New England as "Blizzard of '78") was a severe Nor'easter that affected the New England area of the ... > read more
1928 Okeechobee Hurricane — The Okeechobee Hurricane or Hurricane San Felipe Segundo was a deadly hurricane that struck the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and ... > read more
1993 North American storm complex — The 1993 North American storm complex, also known as the (Great) Blizzard of 1993, or the Storm of the Century, was a large cyclonic storm that ... > read more
Catastrophe modeling — Catastrophe modeling (also known as cat modeling) is the process of using computer-assisted calculations to estimate the losses that could be ... > read more
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale — The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of "tropical depression" ... > read more
Hurricane Andrew — Hurricane Andrew was one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the United States. It raged from August 16 to August 28 during the 1992 ... > read more
Hurricane Agnes — Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. A rare June hurricane, it made landfall on ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article List of major natural disasters in the United States at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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