Texas leads U.S. in natural disasters over past

The Lone Star State is apparently the nation's natural disaster dumping ground, according to experts who clearly have nothing better to than count these things. Texas has recorded a whopping 2,724 natural disasters over the past two decades, which is well over double the total in Florida. This equates to 136 disasters per year, which explains why Texans are so tough they eat nails for breakfast. Four hurricane landfalls occurred in the period: Rita in , Ike in 2005, Harvey in 2008, and Beryl in 2017. Disasters such as these have staggering consequences; for instance, Harvey alone caused $125 billion in damages and claimed more than 100 lives. The city of Teague, was named the lightning capital of the U.S. It recorded 735 lightning events per square kilometer in 2025, nearly matching the No. 2 and No. 3 combined. The analysis called states on the northern edges of the country 'as close to disaster-proof as the U.S gets.' North Dakota, Vermont, and Minnesota had the lowest natural disaster risks, which is why they're so boring.