Weather of 2000

There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including floods, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.

The deadliest disaster were the 2000 Mozambique Floods[1] which killed 800 people,[1] and the costliest event of the year was Typhoon Saomai,[2] which caused $6.3 billion (2000 USD) in damages.

In January, an extremely powerful and historic blizzard, commonly referred to as the Carolina Crusher, hit parts of North Carolina and Central Virginia on January 25, causing thousands of power outages within the area leaving 11 inches of snow in Richmond, VA and 20.3 inches in Raleigh-Durham International Airport before moving out to the Atlantic.

[6] In August and September, a large heat wave affected parts of the southern United States, with highs commonly peaking well over 100 °F.

Prior to 1947, three similar events occurred in the second half of the 19th century where prolonged rainfall led to widespread flooding throughout England in the month of November, in 1894, 1875, and 1852.

The strongest storm of the year was Cyclone Hudah, peaking with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa (26.72 inHg), and with 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (135 mph).