Floods and other weather disasters caused record damage throughout the United States in 2023. It was the costliest year for the US in terms of weather and climate-related events, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information reporting damages valued at $92.9 billion or more. A flood event that affected communities from Maine to Florida and an East Coast storm in mid-December may drive that tally by several billion. More concerning is that the country has experienced many weather and climate disasters. There were 22 such disasters in 2020, the previous record, but 2023 saw 28. A weather event must cause at least $1 billion in damages to qualify as a disaster. Several parts of the country experienced 17 severe weather hail-related events, the most common disaster, followed by four flooding events in California, Florida, and parts of the Eastern and Northeastern seaboard. It was a deadly year, with 492 direct and indirect fatalities linked to weather disasters, the eighth most since 1980. According to the National Weather Service, 79 fatalities occurred during floods.
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