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2025 Storms Cause Record $101 Billion in Damages

10/28/2025

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In 2025, severe storms and tornadoes caused about $40 billion in damages across Illinois, Missouri, and Tennessee.
The U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, previously managed by NOAA, has been revived by Climate Central to track these events.
In the first half of 2025, 14 disasters produced over $101 billion in damages, the highest cost for this period since 1980.

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Story summary

In 2025, severe storms and tornadoes caused about $40 billion in damages across Illinois, Missouri, and Tennessee.
The U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, previously managed by NOAA, has been revived by Climate Central to track these events.
In the first half of 2025, 14 disasters produced over $101 billion in damages, the highest cost for this period since 1980.