Winter storms, tornado outbreaks and major hurricanes caused 24 disasters that have cost more than $1 billion each this year.

The natural disasters were nationwide: Freezing temperatures and ice caused power outages in the Northwest. Tornado outbreaks and severe storms pummeled the central U.S. Five major ...

399 people on average have died as a result of these $1 billion disasters. According to the NOAA, major weather events led to 418 deaths this year. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.