The natural world is filled with phenomena that may cause a great deal of damage to the natural landscape and to human-built property alike. A volcanic eruption may blanket the area in lava and vaporized buildings, and earthquakes may rattle and shatter streets, highways, and buildings alike. Floods may shut down a whole town, and hurricanes and tornadoes have powerful winds that may blast apart property and threaten lives. Tornadoes often include hail storms, but tornadoes are often small and limited by area. By contrast, hurricanes are enormous storms, and even the smaller ones can wreak havoc on a city…