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Deadliest wildfire in U.S. history—up to 2,500 deaths, devastating communities and overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire -
Dam failure that caused a 70‑ft wall of water, killing over 2,200 people and obliterating the town -
Hurricane struck Louisiana, causing approximately 2,000 deaths—one of the deadliest storms in Gulf Coast history -
A powerful hurricane that hit the Sea Islands off South Carolina and Georgia, causing 1,000–2,000 deaths due to a devastating storm surge -
One of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history with an estimated 6,000–8,000 deaths, catastrophic storm surge, and widespread destruction across the island -
A magnitude ~7.9 quake followed by massive fires that killed over 3,000 people, destroyed 28,000 buildings, and displaced over 200,000 residents -
Struck Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Overflowing levees flooded surrounding communities, causing an estimated 2,511+ deaths in the contiguous U.S., and over 4,000 total including Puerto Rico -
Prolonged heat and drought across the Midwest and Southern Plains. Official death toll is 1,700, though actual numbers may be higher -
Category 3 hurricane hit Louisiana, especially New Orleans. Levee failures flooded 80% of the city. Approximately 1,392 deaths -
A Category 4 hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Though the official death toll was low, excess mortality studies estimate approximately 2,975 to 4,645 deaths