SELECT LIST OF U.S. CATASTROPHES WAITING TO HAPPEN

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Emergency Management Higher Education Project Manager

Alphabetical Listing May 10, 2006 Working Draft

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  1. AnchorageEarthquake
  2. Austin, TXWildfire
  3. Beaumont, TXHurricane
  4. Biloxi, MSHurricane
  5. Boston, MAEarthquake, LNG Explosion, Hurricane
  6. Charleston, SCEarthquake, Hurricane
  7. East CoastTsunami (Canary Islands Volcano- though very long shot)
  8. Florida KeysHurricane
  9. Freeport, TXFlooding, Hurricane, Levee Failure
  10. Galveston, TXHurricane
  11. Gulfport, MSHurricane
  12. Houston, TXFlooding, Hurricane
  13. Lake OkeechobeeDike/Levee Failure
  14. Las VegasTerrorism
  15. Los AngelesEarthquake, Terrorism
  16. MemphisEarthquake
  17. Miami, Ft.LauderdaleHurricane
  18. MississippiGulfHurricane
  19. Mobile, ALHurricane
  20. Myrtle BeachSCHurricane
  21. NationallyCities near Chemical Plants, could kill thousands
  22. NationallyCities near Nuclear Power Plants – Nuclear Accident
  23. NationallyPandemic
  24. New JerseyChemical Release/Explosion/Terrorism
  25. New OrleansHurricane, Levee Failure
  26. New York City,Long IslandTerrorism, Hurricane, Earthquake
  27. Norfolk, VAHurricane
  28. Oregon/Wash. CoastEarthquake & Tsunami
  29. Palm Beach, FLHurricane
  30. Port Arthur, TXHurricane
  31. SacramentoFlooding from levee break
  32. Salt Lake CityEarthquake
  33. San BernardinoEarthquake
  34. San FranciscoEarthquake (e. g. San Andreas Fault)
  35. SeattleEarthquake
  36. Southern CaliforniaWildfire and Earthquake
  37. St. LouisEarthquake
  38. Tampa, St. Pete FLHurricane
  39. Texas City, TXFlooding, Hurricane, Levee Failure
  40. U.S.Pandemic – e. g. influenza
  41. U.S.Nuclear Power Plant Catastrophic Failure
  42. WashingtonDCTerrorism
  43. Washington StateMt. St. Helens Volcano Eruption
  44. Wilmington, NCHurricane
  45. YellowstoneSuper Volcanic Eruptions (long shot)

MOST LIKELY – SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT

  1. San FranciscoEarthquake (e. g. San Andreas Fault)
  2. Southern California (esp. LA & San Bernardino) Earthquake, Terrorism (LA), Wildfire
  3. U.S.Pandemic – e. g. influenza
  4. New OrleansLevee Failure/Hurricane
  5. MiamiHurricane
  6. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FLHurricane
  7. NYC & Long IslandTerrorism, Hurricane, Earthquake
  8. WashingtonDCTerrorism
  9. MemphisEarthquake
  10. SacramentoCentral CaliforniaFlooding from Levee Break
  1. Other South Atlantic andGulfCoastCities, e.g.,Hurricane
  2. Beaumont, TX
  3. Biloxi, MS
  4. Charleston (also Earthquake)
  5. Florida Keys
  6. Fort Lauderdale, FL
  7. Freeport, TX (also Flooding, Levee Failure)
  8. Galveston, TX
  9. Gulfport, MS
  10. Houston, TXHurricane, Flooding
  11. Lake Okeechobee, FLDike/Levee Failure
  12. Mobile, AL
  13. Myrtle Beach, SC
  14. Norfolk, VA
  15. Palm Beach, FL
  16. Port Arthur, TX
  17. Texas City, TX (Also Flooding, Levee Failure)
  18. Wilmington, NC
  19. Oregon/Wash. CoastEarthquake & Tsunami
  20. St. LouisEarthquake
  21. Salt Lake CityEarthquake
  22. SeattleEarthquake (1,600 dead, $33B)
  23. AnchorageEarthquake
  24. Las VegasTerrorism
  25. Boston, MAEarthquake, LNG Explosion, Hurricane
  26. New Jersey, etc.Chemical Release/Explosion/Terrorism
  27. Any City Near Nuclear Power PlantNuclear Power Plant Accident
  28. Washington StateMt. St. Helens Volcano Eruption
  29. Austin, TXWildfire
  30. East CoastTsunami (Canary Islands Vol.) (long shot)
  31. YellowstoneSuper Volcanic Eruptions (long shot)