The States Below Were Selected Based on the "Severity", "Impact" and "Risk" of Natural Disasters *

* * * * * Severity: force, strength, speed, duration, precipitation, wind, surf: slight, low, moderate, high, extreme ~ ~ ~ Impact: damaged land area, cost of lost property, infrastructure damage (roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, water system, lighting, traffic, electrical systems, energy systems, communications, transportation), system damage (services, products, functioning), number of people affected: square miles, millions of dollars, lives lost or injured ~ ~ ~ Risk: likelihood of event(s) occurrence (%) ~ ~ ~

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Florida 2 3 4 5 6 Mia Tam Orl BB Tal Jax Georgia Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts

Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina South Carolina North Dakota South Dakota

Oklahoma Oregon Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wyoming

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