Federal Disaster Assistance Budgeting: Are We Weather-ready?, Testimony by Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, July 28, 2011
“The year 2011 has already established itself in the record books as an historic year for weather-related disasters and it is not over in fact hurricane season is just getting underway. Just past the years midpoint, we have already seen eight $1-billion-plus disasters.. Total damages from weather- and water-related events since January for the United States are well over $32 billion and climbing (Lott, et al 2011). 2011 is tied for fifth as the deadliest tornado year for the United States since modern recordkeeping began in 1950, with 537 people killed so far. April 2011 ranks as the most active tornado month on record with 875 tornadoes, breaking the previous record of 542 set in 2003. More tornadoes occurred on April 27 of this year than any other day in the past 61 years. On May 22, a large portion of Joplin, Missouri was devastated by an EF-5 (winds greater than 200 mph) tornado, resulting in over 150 fatalities and over 1,000 persons injured. The Joplin tornado was the deadliest this year and is ranked 7th among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.”
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