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Natural disasters in the United States that caused the most fatalities 1900-2016

The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016

The data displays the ten natural disasters that resulted in the most fatalities in the U.S. from 1900 and 2016. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina (listed as storm) caused 1,833 fatalities in the U.S.

Storm (September 8, 1900) 6000
Earthquake (April 18, 1906) 2000
Storm (September, 1928) 1836
Storm (August 29, 2005) 1833
Extreme temperature (June, 1980) 1260
Extreme temperature (July, 1936) 1193
Wildfire (October 15, 1918) 1000
Storm (March 17, 1925) 739
Storm (March, 1913) 732
Extreme temperature (July 14, 1995) 670