USA 2011: Land of weather extremes

11 "Billion Dollar Weather Disasters" in the USA in 2011

It's that time of year when lists start to fly brimming with highlights from 2011.

2011 has been a year of weather extremes in the USA. From incredible tornado "super outbreaks" to the most devastating drought in Texas' history, this has been a wild year.

We'll talk more about some of Minnesota's top weather events of 2011 in the coming days, but here is the list of "billion dollar weather disasters" in 2011 from NOAA.

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