Our national weather team examined the 10 most impactful weather events of 2023, with heat, water, and smoke dominating the list. Special thanks to Greg Carbin, branch chief at the NOAA Weather Prediction Center in suburban Washington, D.C., for additional analysis.Â
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People walk along a snow-lined road ahead of yet another strong storm system which is expected to bring heavy snow to higher elevations on March 27, 2023, near Mammoth Lakes, California. After years of drought, the state snowpack average for California may hit an all-time record from the several feet of new snow expected to fall during the storm in parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/TNS)
Wonder Bolden cradles her year-old granddaughter Journey on Saturday as she surveys the remains of her mother's tornado-demolished mobile home in Rolling Fork, Miss.
A truck drives on the flooded runway at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fort Lauderdale issued a state of emergency as flood conditions continued through many areas. Over 25 inches of rain fell in South Florida since Monday causing widespread flooding.(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Traffic moves along West Street past One World Trade Center, in this mirror image reflected in the facade of a building, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in New York, amidst smokey haze from wildfires in Canada. Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks. (AP Photo/Andy Bao)
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Rescue workers with Tidewater Disaster Response wade through a tidal surge on a highway Aug. 30 while looking for people in need of help after the Steinhatchee River flooded in Steinhatchee, Fla., following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. Â
Barges float in the Mississippi River on Friday near a portion of exposed riverbed in St. Louis.
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