0America’s Most Expensive Natural Disasters of 2011From tornadoes in the Midwest to the devastation of Hurricane Irene, here are the 10 billion dollar disasters that struck America this year. Updated Jul. 13, 2017 8:47PM EDT / Published Sep. 01, 2011 1:00AM EDT 1. Hurricane IreneScott Olson / Getty Images 2. Upper Midwest FloodingCharles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo 3. Mississippi River FloodingJeff Roberson / AP Photo 4. Southern Plains/Southwest Drought, Heatwave, and WildfiresTom Pennington / Getty Images 5. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesCharlie Riedel / AP Photo 6. Southeast/Ohio Valley/Midwest TornadoesDave Martin / AP Photo 7. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesSue Ogrocki / AP Photo 8. Southeast/Midwest TornadoesNati Harnik / AP Photo 9. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesNati Harnik / AP Photo 10. Groundhog Day BlizzardScott Olson / Getty Images
1. Hurricane IreneScott Olson / Getty Images 2. Upper Midwest FloodingCharles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo 3. Mississippi River FloodingJeff Roberson / AP Photo 4. Southern Plains/Southwest Drought, Heatwave, and WildfiresTom Pennington / Getty Images 5. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesCharlie Riedel / AP Photo 6. Southeast/Ohio Valley/Midwest TornadoesDave Martin / AP Photo 7. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesSue Ogrocki / AP Photo 8. Southeast/Midwest TornadoesNati Harnik / AP Photo 9. Midwest/Southeast TornadoesNati Harnik / AP Photo 10. Groundhog Day BlizzardScott Olson / Getty Images