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We had 15 climate events of a billion dollars or more:

Western Wildfires†
Summer-Fall 2017
2017-06-01 2017-09-30 Numerous wildfires across many western and northwestern states burn over 8.4 million acres and hundreds of homes. 2017 already exceeds the 10-year annual average of 5.9 million acres. Montana in particular has been affected by wildfires scortching over 1 million acres so far. These wildfire conditions are enhanced by the extreme drought taking place in several states. $2.0 CI 8
North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana Drought†
Spring-Fall 2017
2017-03-01 2017-09-30 Extreme drought causes extensive impacts to agriculture in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Field crops including wheat were severely damaged and the lack of feed for cattle forced ranchers to sell off livestock. This drought has also contributed to the increased potential for severe wildfires. $2.5 CI 0
Hurricane Maria†
September 2017
2017-09-19 2017-09-21 Category 4 hurricane made landfall in southeast Puerto Rico after striking the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. Maria's high winds caused widespread devastation to Puerto Rico's transportation, agriculture, communication and energy infrastructure. Extreme rainfall up to 37 inches caused widespread flooding and mudslides across the island. The interruption to commerce and standard living conditions will be sustained for a long period, as much of Puerto Rico's infrastructure is rebuilt. Maria tied Hurricane Wilma (2005) for the most rapid intensification, strengthening from tropical depression to a category 5 storm in 54 hours. Maria's landfall at Category 4 strength gives the U.S. a record three Category 4+ landfalls this year (Maria, Harvey, and Irma). TBD -- estimated to be $45 to 95 billion 38
Hurricane Irma†
September 2017
2017-09-06 2017-09-12 Category 4 hurricane made landfall at Cudjoe Key, Florida after devastating the U.S. Virgin Islands - St John and St Thomas - as a category 5 storm. The Florida Keys were heavily impacted, as 25% of buildings were destroyed while 65% were significantly damaged. Severe wind and storm surge damage also occurred along the coasts of Florida and South Carolina. Jacksonville, FL and Charleston, SC received near-historic levels of storm surge causing significant coastal flooding. Irma maintained a maximum sustained wind of 185 mph for 37 hours, the longest in the satellite era. Irma also was a category 5 storm for longer than all other Atlantic hurricanes except Ivan in 2004. TBD -- estimated to be $100 billion 95
Hurricane Harvey†
August 2017
2017-08-25 2017-08-31 Category 4 hurricane made landfall near Rockport, Texas causing widespread damage. Harvey's devastation was most pronounced due to the large region of extreme rainfall producing historic flooding across Houston and surrounding areas. More than 30 inches of rainfall fell on 6.9 million people, while 1.25 million experienced over 45 inches and 11,000 had over 50 inches, based on 7-day rainfall totals ending August 31. This historic U.S. rainfall caused massive flooding that displaced over 30,000 people and damaged or destroyed over 200,000 homes and businesses. TBD -- estimated to be $180 billion 84

As a reference the average cost from hurricane damage per year in the US prior to last year was $26 billion.

Midwest Severe Weather†
June 2017
2017-06-27 2017-06-29 Severe hail and high wind damage impacting Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa. More than one dozen tornadoes touched down across parts of Iowa, in addition to other storm damage. $1.2 CI 0
Minnesota Hail Storm and Upper Midwest Severe Weather†
June 2017
2017-06-09 2017-06-16 Severe hail and high wind damage impacting numerous states including MN, WI, WY, TX, IA, IL, KS, MO, NE, NY, PA, VA. The Minneapolis metro area in particular was damaged from large, destructive hail impacting many buildings and vehicles. This damage is comparable to the May 15, 1998 Minnesota hail storm that was also very costly. $2.5 CI 0
Colorado Hail Storm and Central Severe Weather†
May 2017
2017-05-08 2017-05-11 Hail storm and wind damage impacting several states including CO, OK, TX, NM, MO. The most costly impacts were in the Denver metro region where baseball-sized hail caused the most expensive hail storm in Colorado history, with insured losses exceeding 1.5 billion. $2.2 CI 0
Missouri and Arkansas Flooding and Central Severe Weather†
May 2017
2017-04-25 2017-05-07 A period of heavy rainfall up to 15 inches over a multi-state region in the Midwest caused historic levels of flooding along many rivers. The flooding was most severe in Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois where levees were breached and towns were flooded. There was widespread damage to homes, businesses, infrastructure and agriculture. Severe storms also caused additional impacts during the flooding event across a number of central and southern states. $1.7 CI 20
South/ Southeast Severe Weather†
March 2017
2017-03-26 2017-03-28 Large hail and high winds in Texas north of the Dallas metro region caused widespread damage to structures and vehicles. Severe storms also caused damage across several other states (OK, TN, KY, MS, AL) due to the combination of high winds, hail and tornadoes. $2.1 CI 0
Southeast Freeze†
March 2017
2017-03-14 2017-03-16 Severe freeze heavily damaged fruit crops across several southeastern states (SC, GA, NC, TN, AL, MS, FL, KY, VA). Mid-March freezes are not climatologically unusual in the Southeast, however many crops were blooming 3+ weeks early due to unusually warm temperatures during the preceding weeks. Damage was most severe in Georgia and South Carolina. Crops most impacted include peaches, blueberries, strawberries and apples, among others. $1.0 CI 0
Midwest Tornado Outbreak†
March 2017
2017-03-06 2017-03-08 Tornado outbreak and wind damage across many Midwestern states (AR, IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, OH, WI). Missouri and Illinois were impacted by numerous tornadoes while Michigan and New York were affected by destructive, straight-line winds following the storm system. Nearly one million customers lost power in Michigan alone due to sustained high winds, which affected several states from Illinois to New York. $2.1 CI 2
Central/ Southeast Tornado Outbreak†
March 2017
2017-02-28 2017-03-01 Over 70 tornadoes developed during a widespread outbreak across many central and southern states causing significant damage. There was also widespread straight-line wind and hail damage. This was the second largest tornado outbreak to occur early in 2017. $1.8 CI 6
California Flooding†
February 2017
2017-02-08 2017-02-22 Heavy, persistent rainfall across northern and central California created substantial property and infrastructure damage from flooding, landslides and erosion. Notable impacts include severe damage to the Oroville Dam spillway, which caused a multi-day evacuation of 188,000 residents downstream. Excessive rainfall also caused flood damage in the city of San Jose, as Coyote Creek overflowed its banks and inundated neighborhoods forcing 14,000 residents to evacuate. $1.5 CI 5
Southern Tornado Outbreak and Western Storms†
January 2017
2017-01-20 2017-01-22 High wind damage occurred across southern California near San Diego followed by 79 confirmed tornadoes during an outbreak across many southern states including AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC and TX. This was the 3rd most tornadoes to occur in a single outbreak during a winter month (Dec.-Feb.) for records going back to 1950. $1.1