tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195570665614071784.post4997529947038148650..comments2011-08-28T14:19:24.475-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Momcat!: One Year Later - 8/27/2011Lisa from Louisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317754433292170704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195570665614071784.post-43318942496169010232011-08-28T14:19:24.475-05:002011-08-28T14:19:24.475-05:00Here's the official record for 2011 disasters:...Here's the official record for 2011 disasters:<br />Previous 2011 disasters<br /><br />Pre-Irene, economic damage from natural disasters in the U.S. exceeded $35 billion this year, according to a National Climatic Data Center report released in August 2011. Those disasters were:<br /><br /> Upper Midwest flooding (summer): At least $2 billion of damage as of mid-August<br /> Mississippi River flooding (spring and summer): $2 billion to $4 billion in damage<br /> Drought, heat wave and wildfires in the Southern Plains and Southwest (spring and summer): Over $5 billion in damage<br /> Tornadoes (May 22-27): At least $7 billion in damage in central and southern states, including the tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., killing 141<br /> Tornados (April 25-30): At least $9 billion in damage in central and southern states<br /> Tornadoes (April 14-16): More than $2 billion in damage in central and southern states<br /> Tornadoes (April 8-11): Losses exceeding $2.2 billion in central and southern states<br /> Tornadoes (April 4-5): More than $2.3 billion in damage in central and southern states<br /> Groundhog Day Blizzard: $2 billion in damage after a massive winter storm dumped snow across the central, eastern and northeastern sections of the country.Lisa from Louisianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317754433292170704noreply@blogger.com