US experienced most tornadoes in January since 1999
The effects of extreme weather on the United States in January led to more than $1bn in economic losses, according to reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance loss. There were 27 deaths, and thousands of homes, business and other structures were destroyed. At least 130 tornadoes touched down, the highest number since 1999. Consecutive storms brought extreme rain across the west, with economic losses from the precipitation and flooding reaching $700m. Public and private insurance losses reached approximately $300m due to the impact of flash flooding, debris flows and mudslides.
Cabins and vehicles are swept away by storm runoff at El Capitan Canyon Resort & Campground in Gaviota, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. A flood on the southern Santa Barbara County coast swept cabins and vehicles down a narrow canyon as storm drenched California. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. via AP)

The latest Global Catastrophe Recap report from London-based Aon Benfield reveals that multiple severe weather outbreaks during January in the United States killed 27 people and caused economic losses of more the $1 billion. Insured losses were in the hundreds of millions of dollars.