2002
- June 18
- Arizona experiences its worst forest fire, burning 462,606 acres (1,872 square km) near the Mogollon Rim. [23]
- July 13
- A lightning strike sets off the Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which is left to burn 499,570 acres (2,022 square km). [23]
- July 19
- In Henan Province, the People's Republic of China, 25 die and hundreds are injured due to hail. [23]
- September 8
- Typhoon Sinlaku causes huge waves on the Qiantangjiang River in Sheijang Province, China. [23]
2003
- May 3
- The Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation in New Hampshire, USA, crumbles after heavy rain. [24]
- May 4
- (to May 10) A major severe weather outbreak spawns more tornadoes than any week in U.S. history; 393 tornadoes are reported in 19 states. [24]
- June 22
- The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska. [24]
- August 10
- The United Kingdom reaches a record-high temperature, the first time breaking 38.5 degrees C (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit), at Brogdale near Faversham in Kent. [5] [24]
- August 11
- A heat wave in Paris causes temperatures up to 44 degrees C (112 degrees F). [24]
- August 16
- The 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire spreads quickly on the outskirts of Kelowna, British Columbia, threatening to engulf the largest town in B.C.'s interior. [24]
- September 18
- Hurricane Isabel makes landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on North Carolina's Outer Banks. It will directly kill 16 people in the Mid-Atlantic area. [24]
- September 29
- Hurricane Juan lands at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a category two storm, killing two directly and five indirectly. [24]
- October 25
- The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14. [24]
2004
- February 13
- Athens, Greece, is hit by a major blizzard which blankets the entire city for days, causing widespread havoc. [25]
- February 17
- (to February 20) A nor'easter blizzard devastates Atlantic Canada, dumping more than 95 centimetres on some areas. [25]
- March 28
- The first ever South Atlantic hurricane makes landfall in South Brazil on the state of Santa Catarina - the hurricane is dubbed Hurricane Catarina. [25]
- August 13
- Hurricane Charley kills 27 people in Florida after killing four in Cuba and one in Jamaica. Charley made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Charley is the most intense hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. [25]
- August 16
- Severe flooding occurs in the village of Boscastle in Cornwall, England. [25]
- September 3
- Hurricane Frances makes landfall in Florida. After killing two people in the Bahamas, Hurricane Frances kills ten people in Florida, two in Georgia and one in South Carolina. [25]
- September 7
- Hurricane Ivan passes directly over Grenada, killing 37 people. It passes over other Caribbean islands over the next two days, killing five people in Venezuela, four in the Dominican Republic, one in Tobago and 20 in Jamaica. [25]
- September 16
- Hurricane Ivan strikes Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 3 storm, killing 25 in Alabama and Florida, becoming the third costliest hurricane in American history. [25]
- September 17
- Hurricane Jeanne leaves mudslides in Haiti, killing 3006. [25]
- September 23
- Tropical Storm Ivan, having come around and reformed in the Gulf of Mexico, makes its final landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, to little effect. In total, the storm will kill 92 people. [25]
- September 25
- Hurricane Jeanne makes landfall near Port Saint Lucie, Florida, near location Hurricane Frances hit two weeks earlier. Jeanne kills over 3,030, mostly in Haiti. [25]
- December 25
- An historic and unprecedented snowfall occurs over portions of southern Texas during the early morning hours. Daily totals include 1.5 inches at Brownsville, 3.5 inches at McAllen, 4.4 inches at Corpus Christi, and 12.1 inches at Victoria. [25]
2005
- January 8
- Over night, violent storm Gudrun sweeps across the southern half of Sweden, the worst storm in the country since 1969, and one of the worst natural catastrophes in recorded Swedish history. Storm gusts reached 150 km/hour, knocking down 250 million trees, the equivalent of a year's normal harvest of 80 million cubic metres throughout the country. Seven die in the storm, another nine die in clean-up work. 500,000 households are left with no electricity, and the Öresund bridge is closed to road traffic. [7]
- January 9
- The same storm which pounded the U.S. earlier in the month hits England, Scandinavia, and the Baltic States, leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts. [26]
- May 15
- A passenger ferry capsizes and sinks in strong winds in the Bura Gauranga River in Bangladesh, leaving over 100 people missing. [26]
- July 10
- Hurricane Dennis strikes near Navarre Beach, Florida as a Category 3 storm, killing ten people after killing over 50 people in the Caribbean. [26]
- July 26
- Mumbai and the Mumbai Conurbation area are submerged in 5-7 feet of water due to heavy rains, making nearby dams release water causing a massive flood, which virtually stops the financial capital of India for 4-5 days. [26]
- August 29
- At least 1,836 are killed, and severe damage is caused along the U.S. Gulf Coast, as Hurricane Katrina strikes coastal areas from Louisiana to Alabama, and travels up the entire state of Mississippi (flooding coast 31 feet/10 m), affecting most of eastern North America. [26] [68.29]
- September 24
- Hurricane Rita hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, devastating areas near Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The New Orleans's 9th Ward re-floods since Katrina, and Mississippi and Alabama are also affected. [26]
- October 4
- Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America, killing over 1,620 people. [26]
- October 19
- Hurricane Wilma swells into a Category 5 storm. [26]
- October 20
- Hurricane Wilma enters the Mexican Caribbean, passing through Cozumel and then the Yucatán Peninsula, staying over Cancún for over 60 hours. [26]
- October 22
- Tropical Storm Alpha forms, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active on record. [26]
- October 24
- Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in southwestern Florida as a category 3 hurricane. [26]
- October 30
- Hurricane Beta hits the coast of Nicaragua. It is the 13th hurricane of 2005, breaking the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes. [26]
- November 6
- A tornado hits western Kentucky and southwestern Indiana, killing at least 22. [26]
- December 8
- Hurricane Epsilon dies in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It becomes the longest-lived December hurricane on record and ties for second-place strongest December hurricane. [26]
- December 14
- Shakidor Dam fails in Pakistan due to heavy rain. [26]
- Year
- Number of named Atlantic hurricanes: 28. [32.46]
2006
- January 1
- Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45 degree C heat. [27]
- January 6
- The record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close as Tropical Storm Zeta dissipates. [27]
- March 20
- Tropical Cyclone Larry makes landfall in Queensland, Australia. [27]
- July 21
- Saint Louis, Missouri, is hit by two major derechos (violent windstorms) in a span of three days. [27]
- November 7
- The Japanese town of Saroma, Hokkaido is struck by a tornado, killing nine. It is the deadliest tornado in Japan since 1941. [27]
- November 30
- Typhoon Durian triggers a massive mudslide and kills hundreds of people in the Philippines. [27]
- Year
- According to the Met Office, England experienced its warmest year since records began in 1659 with an average temperature of 10.82 degrees C. [27]
- Number of named Atlantic hurricanes: 9. [32.46]
2007
- January 18
- The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England. [38]
- February 2
- Three tornadoes cross a 70-mile path across Florida, USA, killing 21, injuring 100, destroying 1500 homes and mobile homes. [38] [290.18]
- February 3
- State of Emergency is declared in Indonesia after 'El Nino'-like flooding. [38]
- May 4
- Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas, killing at least 12 and destroying about 90 percent of the town. [38]
- May 9
- Subtropical storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Ana in 2003. [38]
- June 6
- Twelve people are killed by cyclone Gonu in Oman. [38]
- June 22
- A Force 5 tornado tears through Elie, Manitoba, Canada; no injuries are reported. [38]
- June 25
- Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46 celcius in Bulgaria and Greece. [38]
- In England, following the wettest June on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks. [38]
- June 28
- In the aftermath of Greece's worst heatwave in a century, at least eleven people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand. [38]
- July 3
- Torrential rains cause the onset of the 2007 Sudan floods, the worst in the Sudan's history. [38]
- July 9
- While celebrating Argentinean Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires for the first time in almost 100 years. [38]
- July 22
- Floods cause chaos through wide areas of Britain, especially the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads. [38]
- August 18
- Typhoon Sepat makes landfall in eastern Taiwan. [38]
- August 21
- Hurricane Dean, a powerful Category 5 storm, slams into a sparsely populated area of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Hundreds of Mayan village houses are destroyed. [38] [68.36]
- September 4
- Northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix. The hurricane is a strong Category 5 storm when it reaches the coast. [38]
- September 19
- Typhoon Wipha hits Fuding, China. Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall. [38]
- October 20
- Georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares a state of emergency due to drought conditions. [38]
- (to November 9) Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than one million people and destruction of over 1,600 homes and businesses. Total damage estimate is US$1 billion. [38] [191.37]
- November 16
- 4,000 people are killed by flooding by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. Cost of damage totals US$2.3 billion. [38] [139.131]
- November 30
- The 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends. [38]
2008
- January 3
- Rare snow flurries in southeast Florida, USA. [290.15]
- January 25
- China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 133, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country. [310]
- February 5
- (to February 6) A tornado outbreak, the deadliest in 23 years, kills 58 in the Southern United States. [310]
- February 6
- Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150. [35]
- March 7
- A dozen tornadoes cause much damage in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Cars are flipped, trees and power poles knocked down, homes and businesses damaged, and two people are killed. [35]
- March 25
- In western Austria, over 60 vehicles are involved in a highway accident, caused by poor visibility in a major snowstorm. One person is dead, 30 are injured. [57]
- May 3
- Tropical cyclone Nargis passes through western Myanmar killing over 140,000 people and destroying thousands of homes. Winds reached 120 mph and tidal waves reached 12 feet high. 2-3 million residents are left homeless. This is the country's deadliest natural disaster ever in recorded history. [35] [57] [149.49] [209.11] [310] [377.26] [426.41]
- May 11
- Tornadoes and strong storms across central United States kill 22 and severely damage towns of Picher, Oklahoma, and Seneca, Missouri. [57]
- July 28
- Typhoon Fung-Wong dumps up to 28 inches of rain on Taiwan, killing one person and causing widespread flooding. [35]
- August 22
- President of Argentina declares a state of emergency due to drought in five northern provinces. [377.27]
- September 1
- Hurricane Gustav hits Louisiana as Category 2 hurricane, causing US$372 million damage to crops, and forcing 1.9 million to evacuate, largest in state history. [275.34] [377.18]
- September 3
- Tropical Storm Gustav disperses, after causing US$20 billion damage in the US, and 283 deaths in the US and Caribbean. [290.28]
- September 13
- Hurricane Ike hits Galveston, Texas, as Category 2, causing estimated damage of US$27 billion, 3rd costliest in US history. [275.34] [310] [377.19]
- November 24
- Floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil kill 126 and force the evacuation of over 78,000 people. [310]
2009
- January 11
- The Teartai Prima ferry sinks in high waves off central Indonesia, with the loss of about 225 people. [57]
- May 26
- More than 155 people are killed by Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh and West Bengal in eastern India. At least 500,000 people are made homeless by the storm. [57]
- August 7
- Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan, killing 500 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century. [398]
- September 26
- Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, causing 246 deaths and nearly US$100 million in damage. More than 3,000 houses are either damaged or destroyed. Worst flooding in 40 years, 300,000 people are left homeless. [35] [398] [533.54]
- September 30
- A powerful Typhoon Ketsana sweeps through Vietnam, killing 40 people. [35]
2010
- March 3
- Two people are killed and 14 injured as giant 8m high waves slam into the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty cruise ship off the coast of north-east Spain in the Mediterranean. [57] [339]
- About 300 people are killed after heavy rain causes a series of landslides in the mountainous eastern region of Bududa in Uganda. [57]
- April 7
- Landslides and floods from the heaviest downpours in four decades in the Rio de Janiero area of Brazil leave at least 110 people dead. [57]
- May 4
- 13 inches of rain falls on Nashville, Tennessee, over two days, close to doubling the previous rainfall record. A levee protecting the southern park of the city is breached, causing parts of Nashville to be evacuated. 17 deaths are killed in Tennessee, mostly from drowning in flash floods. [57]
- June 16
- At least 19 people are killed by flash floods of up to 40cm of rain in south-eastern France in the Cote D'Azur region, the worst since 1827. [57]
- June 20
- Rain and landslides in southern China kill 132 people, with 86 others missing. An estimated 68,000 houses are damaged and 800,000 residents are evacuated. [57]
- June 23
- Following a week of rain, Alagoas and Pernambuco states in north-east Brazil see flooding that destroys entire villages, and forces over 100,000 from their homes. 1000 are missing, with at least 42 known dead. [57]
- July 14
- Heavy rain across southern and central China triggers landslides killing at least 37, with another 40 people missing. [57]
- July 29
- Heavy monsoon rains begin to cause widespread flooding in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 1,600 are killed, and more than one million are displaced by the floods. [615]
- August 14
- An estimated 20 million people are left homeless in Pakistan following unusually heavy monsoon rains that began in late July, leading to devastating floods. At least 1,500 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands of homes have been swept away by the water. More than 700,000 hectares of farmland have been wiped out. [105]
2011
- July 31
- In Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion). By the end of the yeay, some areas are still six - feet underwater, and many factory areas remained closed. 790 people are killed, with 58 of the country's 77 provinces affected. [808]
- September 19
- With 434 dead, the United Nations launches a $357 million appeal for victims of the 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. [808]
- October 4
- The death toll from the flooding of Cambodia's Mekong River and attendant flash floods reaches 207. [808]
- December 16
- Tropical Storm Washi causes 1,257 flash flood fatalities in the Philippines with 85 people officially listed as missing. [808]
2012
- October 24
- (to October 30) Hurricane Sandy kills at least 209 people in the Caribbean, Bahamas, United States and Canada. Considerable storm surge damage causes major disruption to the eastern seaboard of the United States. [1014]
- November 25
- (to December 9) Typhoon Bopha, known as "Pablo" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people still missing. The typhoon causes considerable damage in the island of Mindanao. [1014]
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