Disasters that devastated US in 2018
Hurricane Florence
Florence was one of two major storms threatening millions of people on opposite sides of the world.
$17.9 billion damage by Florence
At least 55 people died in Hurricane Florence, which flooded the Carolinas in September.
Property damage and economic losses in North and South Carolina reached at least $17.9 billion (2018 USD),with estimated insured losses ranging between $4.8–5 billion
Hurricane Michael
Michael originated from a broad low-pressure area that formed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 2. The disturbance became a tropical depression on October 7, after nearly a week of slow development.
Hurricane Michael was the first major hurricane to hit the panhandle since Hurricane Dennis in 2005, which made landfall near Pensacola, according to hurricane centre data.
$14.58 billion damage by Michael
By October 28, at least 60 deaths had been attributed to the storm, including 45 in the United States and 15 in Central America.
Hurricane Michael caused at least $14.58 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $100 million in economic losses in Central America,
California burns
Unprecedented wildfires swept through the Golden State in November, from the Camp Fire in Northern California to the Woolsey Fire in Southern California.
The so-called Camp Fire broke out in early November 2018, in Butte County, killing at least 86 people. destroying more than 150,000 acres land and burning 14,000 homes in the tree-blanketed Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California.
Deadliest wildfire in California's history
The devastating wildfires of 2018 were the deadliest and most destructive wildfire catastrophes in California's history.
The fire destroyed dozens of structures, forced thousands of evacuations and closed a major freeway.
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