Chattanooga is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Chattanooga State Community College.
The Sunshine State has been pummeled by dozens of tropical storm systems since the 1950s -- none worse than Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The Category 5 hurricane with gusts of more than 200 mph held the title as the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Severe freezes have been disastrous for Florida farming on multiple occasions.
Flood Damage and Fatality Statistics. Flooding is the most common type of natural disaster worldwide - 40% of all natural disasters (1) Flash flooding is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S.- approximately 200 deaths per year (1) Over 50% of flood-related drownings are vehicle-related.