Top Ten Worst U.S. States for Natural Disasters
I've been doing a lot of looking and well here are the worst states for natural disasters
Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east; it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. Ice storms, earthquakes, volcanoes (rare), tsunamis, floods, blizzards. So many reasons why it's #1
Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. If you are looking to be bombarded by tropical storms and hurricanes then Florida is the place for you.
Florida may not get very many tornadoes but they get other types of severe weather.
I know at least 10 families that lost everything in the last hurricane.
The state is shaped like a gun itself!
Obviously the tornadoes hit the right spot. Where warm air is from the south and cold from the north and then it mixes to the right spot and tornadoes happen.
In Oklahoma, there is lots of tornadoes.
Oklahoma is famous for getting a lot of torandoes. That's obvious
North Texas and the Dakotas are just as bad with severe thunderstorms as Oklahoma is with tornadoes
New York is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic Region. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State. Flooding, Blizzards and hurricanes!
California is a state in the Southwestern United States. With 39.6 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles (423,970 square kilometers), California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento, and the largest city is Los Angeles. California should definitely be #1, I'm very surprised it isn't even on the podium. First of all, a catastrophic earthquake might strike at any moment. I'm not talking about the San Andreas fault only (which is obviously the most apocalyptic scenario), there are other very dangerous threats like the Hayward fault on the eastern side of the Bay or the myriads of "smaller" faults under the LA basin. Coastal cities like San Francisco or Santa Monica might also experience tsunamis as a direct consequence.
Other than that, it gets constantly ravaged by huge forest fires, which burn to the ground several towns and thousands of buildings every year, killing dozens (like in 2017 and 2018), completely changing landscapes and setting ideal conditions for destructive mudslides also.
We're in the San Andreas fault that can cause a magnitude 11 earthquake! Earthquakes are very unpredictable unless it's an aftershock from a main shock you know of.
California gets a lot of earthquakes. I have felt some small ones or aftershocks but hopefully not any big ones. I hope...
California is a state that is currently in an extreme drought, so their is gonna be lots of Wildfires.
Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state of the United States of America, receiving statehood on August 21, 1959. Floods and hurricanes can flood, but same with California and the hotspots for earthquakes.
Texas is a state in the Southern USA. It is the second largest by area and population. Its largest city is Houston. Think about May of this year (2015), remember the rain Texas got? There was flooding in Houston, Dallas, Austin and lots more. And there was a tornado that hit the small town known as Van, TX.
Mostly tornados and severe thunderstorms are what you have to worry about where I live at in Texas but there's also droughts and dust storms in West Texas, hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, and some recent earthquakes down around DFW
Their storms happen a lot, plant explosions are deadly.
Kansas is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.
Louisiana is 3 ft below sea level. They get floods, hurricanes, New Orleans flood is bad.
Arkansas is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Its name is of Siouan derivation, denoting the Quapaw Indians.
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is the only state named after a president. I live in the Portland-Vancouver area which is very prone to big earthquakes and so is Seattle. Coastal areas might also experience a huge tsunami being close to the Cascadia megathrust.
Then there are also volcanoes, destructive wildfires, heavy winds (even small tornadoes) and, of course, the occasional heat wave like last summer.
Although it could be higher but they have tsunamis, earthquakes, and flooding
Mississippi is a southern U.S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, the state of Alabama to its east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Hurricanes from both the Atlantic and the Gulf, tornadoes in the Dixie Alley, and even wildfires expecially in the swamp areas.
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Washington, on the south by California, on the east by Idaho, and on the southeast by Nevada. You can always expect massive forest fires in the summer. Plus we live on an overdue fault so it's only a matter of time before a major earthquake hits.
Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Wildfires in the mountains, tornadoes in the plains, and don't forget the risk of earthquakes. Some areas like the San Luis Valley or the southeastern plains might get a magnitude 7.
South Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
Nevada is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.
Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states.
Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States.
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The state is the tenth largest by area, but the least populous and the second least densely populated of the 50 United States. There is a supervolcano there. I mean, everything could literally blow up all of a sudden! Also, the same area has been affected by severe floods during the 2022 summer. Should be much higher.
Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. Its state capital is Lincoln.
Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. Honestly the past was Floods and Funnels during July of 2018. I was having a Birthday party at Jam hops during an open gym session, and My friend hears a beep from a speaker nearby. ( A tornado is on the ground north of Cambridge MN.) Take saftey in July
The worst disaster they get in populated areas are blizzard and very cold winters. I don't think it should be in the top 25.