16 states with the most natural disasters

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Floods, tornadoes, storms and hurricanes—some states are hit harder than others by these natural disasters. Most of the regions prone to frequent natural hazards are located along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast coasts.

Usually natural disasters are accompanied by serious financial damage, so in order to calculate which states are most affected by natural disasters, GO Banking Rates compared federal aid amounts to each state to deal with the effects of natural disasters over the past 5 years and compiled a list of 16 states that received more than 100 million dollars for these needs from the 2013 year.

Also taken into account was the total number of major natural disasters that occurred in every state since 1953, when weather forecasters began to keep a full account of cataclysms.

16 states in which most of the natural disasters occur.

16. Pennsylvania

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $125 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 50

All of the financial aid Pennsylvania has received in the last 5 years has been for three disasters: Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. Although Lee and Irene hit the state in 2011 and Sandy in 2012, Pennsylvania received funds to combat its effects for several years after the events.

15. Alabama

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $127 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 59

Heavy storms, hurricanes and floods are the most frequent catastrophes affecting Alabama. However, most of the financial assistance received by the state over the past 5 years has been tornado-related damage.

The region received 25 million dollars from 2013 of the year to recover from Isaac, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. But over the same period, Alabama received 102 million dollars for the aftermath of several tornadoes that passed around the state in April 2011. It was one of the largest super tornado series in US history, according to the National Meteorological Service.

14. Vermont

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $136 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 40

The type of disaster that normally strikes Vermont is storms and floods. The cause of 136 millions of financial aid for the state was Hurricane Irene, which hit the region in 2011.

13. Connecticut

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $139
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 20

Connecticut does not often suffer from natural disasters, the state is 44-e place in the total number of large natural disasters since 1953 year.

However, hurricanes have caused significant damage in Connecticut recently. $139 million in aid was received to address damage from two hurricanes, Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012.

Connecticut received 122 a million dollars in relief after Sandy, which caused storms and floods on the coast of the state. He received 17 million dollars to eliminate the effects of Hurricane Irene, which led to floods and the collapse of power lines in the state.

12. Georgia

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $140 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 42

Storms and tornadoes have been the most common types of disasters in Georgia over the years. An outbreak of tornadoes in the spring of 2011, led to 6 receiving millions of dollars in assistance. However, the bulk of the assistance that Georgia received from 2013 of the year was associated with damage from Hurricane Matthew.

11. Iowa

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $160 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 58

Floods have been the most common type of natural disasters in Iowa for many years. The state has experienced 27 floods since 1953. It was the flood in 2008 that resulted in 160 receiving millions of dollars in aid from Iowa over the past 5 years.

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10. North Dakota

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $175 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 47

Flooding along the Missouri and Souris rivers in the spring and summer of 2011 caused chaos in North Dakota and resulted in receiving 175 million in aid. According to the National Meteorological Service, the flood was caused by the rapid melting of snow and record rains in May and June 2011 in Montana and North Dakota.

9. Missouri

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $206 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 58

Nearly all of the aid Missouri has received over the past five years—$5 million—was aimed at recovering from the 203 tornadoes and hurricanes. In the spring of 2011, the state was hit by several tornadoes that killed 2011 people and injured more than 158.

Since 2013, Missouri has also received 3 million dollars to eliminate flood damage.

8. Florida

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $295 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 68

Not surprisingly, all the financial assistance that Florida received over the past 5 years was associated with hurricanes. This coastal state suffered from hurricanes more than any other US state.

Since 2013, Florida has received $34 million in aid for Hurricane Isaac, $81 million for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, and $180 million for Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

7. Mississippi

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $345 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 58

Mississippi has been hit by several disasters that have required federal funding support, including tornadoes, floods and hurricanes. The bulk of the aid—$262 million—was allocated to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the state in 2005.

6. South Carolina

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $377 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 18

South Carolina is not a state where natural disasters often occur. Historically, hurricanes have become the most common catastrophe in South Carolina. In 2016, the state was very badly affected by Hurricane Matthew, which is why he received all 377 million of federal aid dollars.

5. Texas

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $434 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 93

Texas has been hit by dozens of natural disasters, from tornadoes to floods and fires. This state has had the highest number of natural disasters since 1953. However, all the aid Texas has received over the past 5 years is related to damage from two hurricanes - Ike ($424 million) and Rita ($10 million).

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4. North Carolina

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $484 million.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 45

The most frequent catastrophes in North Carolina are hurricanes. Since 1953, the state has suffered from 25 hurricanes, the last two of them resulted in receiving assistance for 484 million dollars.

Hurricane Irene hit North Carolina in 2011, and resulted in 28 receiving millions of aid. 453 million dollars were allocated to North Carolina to eliminate the effects of Hurricane Matthew, who hit the state in 2016 year.

3. New Jersey

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $3,55 billion.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 37

New Jersey is one of only three states to receive more than a billion dollars in disaster relief in the last five years. $5 million was allocated to New Jersey for Hurricane Irene, $40 million for Tropical Storm Lee, and the remainder for Hurricane Sandy.

Sandy hit the south coast of New Jersey 29 October 2012 of the year. Gas and power lines, roads and bridges, the state transit system and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.

2. Louisiana

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $6,11 billion.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 64

In the last 5 years, Louisiana has received $4,19 billion due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This amount is almost 5 times what the state received during the same period for hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac and Rita - $888 million.

In addition to funding for hurricane damage, Louisiana also received more than 1 billion US dollars due to the catastrophic floods caused by heavy rains in August 2016.

1. New York

• The amount of federal funding to combat the consequences of natural disasters is $18,28 billion.
• Number of natural disasters in the state since 1953: 71

Funding for damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 accounts for the majority of aid New York has received over the past five years, at $5 billion.

Hurricane Irene resulted in $475 million in aid, Tropical Storm Lee $361 million.

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