By David Colmans
The nation is in one of the largest recovery modes ever with five separate billion-dollar storms that struck across the country, many of them in the South.
According to Dr. Jeff Masters, who writes a weather blog on Wunderground.com, here’s what has shaken not only weather experts but also emergency service professionals, the insurance industry and the millions of people who have been, and continue to be, affected. To view Dr. Masters’ overview, go to http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html.
2011 Groundhog Day’s blizzard ($1-$4 billion)
April 3-5 Southeast U.S. severe weather outbreak ($2 billion)