<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Weather - related fatalities in the United States may be caused by extreme temperatures, such as abnormal heat or cold, flooding, lightning, tornado, hurricane, wind, rip currents, and others . The National Weather Service compiles statistics on weather - related fatalities and publishes reports every year . In 2016, flooding was the number - one cause of weather - related fatalities, but over a 30 - year period, on average, extreme heat is the deadliest form of weather . </P> <Table> Select (US) annual weather - related deaths <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 1998 </Th> <Th> 1999 </Th> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2002 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Floods </Th> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 136 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lightning strikes </Th> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tornadoes </Th> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Temperature extremes </Th> <Td> 123 </Td> <Td> 182 </Td> <Td> 509 </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hurricanes </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Snow / Ice </Th> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Source: National Climatic Data Center </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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