How many disasters are in Natural Disaster Survival? There are 13, and each one needs a different plan. Hiding inside saves you from some of them and gets you killed by others.
This page covers all 13: the warning the game shows, the signs that give each one away early, and where to go to survive. It also shows how rare every survival badge is. Everything was checked on September 25, 2026.
Quick answer. Your first move depends on the disaster. Get under cover for Acid Rain, Blizzard, Meteor Shower and Thunderstorm. Get out in the open for Earthquake, Fire, Sandstorm and Tornado. Climb up for Flash Flood and Tsunami. Stay far away from the new hill for Avalanche and Volcanic Eruption. For the Deadly Virus, stay away from other players.
All 13 disasters at a glance
| Disaster |
Warning you see |
First move |
| Acid Rain |
Acid Rain! Stay Indoors! |
Get under cover |
| Avalanche |
Avalanche! Avoid the path of the snow! |
Keep your distance |
| Blizzard |
Blizzard! Find shelter and stay warm! |
Get under cover |
| Deadly Virus |
Deadly Virus! Avoid crowds! |
Stay away from people |
| Earthquake |
Earthquake! Get outside and stay away from buildings! |
Get out in the open |
| Fire |
Fire! Keep distance from the fire! |
Get out in the open |
| Flash Flood |
Flash Flood! Seek higher ground! |
Get up high |
| Meteor Shower |
Meteor Shower! Watch the sky and take cover! |
Get under cover |
| Sandstorm |
Sandstorm! Dodge flying objects! |
Get out in the open |
| Thunderstorm |
Thunder Storm! Avoid high and open places! |
Get under cover |
| Tornado |
Tornado! Stay clear of its path! |
Get out in the open |
| Tsunami |
Tsunami! Get to higher ground! |
Get up high |
| Volcanic Eruption |
Volcanic Eruption! Get away from the volcano |
Keep your distance |
The same disaster never comes twice in a row. The only time you can see a repeat is a multi-disaster round, which is covered further down.
How to tell which disaster is coming
The warning pops up after the round starts. Some disasters give themselves away sooner, so you can start moving before anyone else.
| Disaster |
Sky |
Early sign |
| Acid Rain |
Cloudy |
A wind sound starts the moment you land on the map. |
| Avalanche |
Sunny |
A big mountain appears next to the island as the round starts. |
| Blizzard |
Foggy |
A white haze gets thicker on the horizon. |
| Deadly Virus |
Sunny |
No early sign. |
| Earthquake |
Sunny |
No early sign. |
| Fire |
Sunny |
No early sign. |
| Flash Flood |
Cloudy |
Storm clouds and wind, the same as a Thunderstorm or Tornado. |
| Meteor Shower |
Sunny |
No early sign. |
| Sandstorm |
Foggy |
A sandy yellow haze gets thicker on the horizon. |
| Thunderstorm |
Cloudy |
Storm clouds and wind, the same as a Flash Flood or Tornado. |
| Tornado |
Cloudy |
Storm clouds and wind, the same as a Flash Flood or Thunderstorm. |
| Tsunami |
Sunny |
No early sign. |
| Volcanic Eruption |
Sunny |
A volcano shows up next to the island before it starts to erupt. |
5 disasters have their own early sign: Acid Rain, Avalanche, Blizzard, Sandstorm and Volcanic Eruption. The Flash Flood, Thunderstorm and Tornado all start with the same storm clouds, so you can’t tell them apart until the warning. The other 5 give no sign at all.
Disasters where you get under cover
These four hurt you from above. A roof with lots of layers is your best friend.
Acid Rain
- Get under a roof with lots of layers. The floor under you needs cover too.
- Blocks hit by the rain turn gray, then green. Green blocks fall off and hurt you.
- The rain falls at a slant. Stand behind a tall wall on the side it is coming from.
- The square trees make great shelters because they have 4 layers of blocks.
Blizzard
- Out in the open you lose health bit by bit, so get inside fast.
- The best spots are corners, under stairs, and the lowest floor of a building.
- On maps with no big buildings, keep moving from one shelter to the next.
Meteor Shower
- A meteor kills you if it touches you. Keep looking up.
- Hide under a roof with many layers. Meteors can break through a few.
- Stay off the top of tall buildings.
Thunderstorm
- Lightning hits every 2 seconds and likes high places.
- The lowest floor of any building keeps you safe all round.
- Don’t hide under a slide or seesaw. A tree is fine if you stay close to the trunk.
Disasters where you get out in the open
These four turn buildings into traps. Grass and open ground keep you safe.
Earthquake
- Leave every building and stand on the grass.
- Don’t jump on fallen blocks. They can hurt you or throw you off the island.
- Don’t use the balloon here. It can fling you into the air.
- On Party Palace, the base of the ride doesn’t move. On Modest Headquarters, the big grass patch doesn’t either.
Fire
- Fire cannot spread onto grass, so the grass is the safest place.
- Burnt black tiles are safe to walk on again.
- On a few maps you can push the thing that starts the fire into the water. On Party Palace it is the popcorn machine.
Sandstorm
- Don’t hide inside. Flying pieces of the building can hit you.
- Watch which way the pieces fly, then move to the other side of the map.
- Standing behind a tall wall of ground blocks the flying pieces.
Tornado
- Stay outside and keep moving away from it.
- Zoom your camera out. The tornado moves in straight lines, so you can see where it is going.
- The balloon helps you run, and the apple heals you.
Disasters where you get up high
These two come from the water. Climb up, but pick something that won’t fall over.
Flash Flood
- Climb somewhere high and steady. Ladders made of truss don’t break in the flood.
- Don’t go too high on a weak building. If it falls, the fall can kill you.
- The water hurts you slowly, so an apple helps you last longer.
Tsunami
- The wave kills you if it touches you, so climb up.
- Pick something steady and just a bit taller than the wave. Too high and it may fall.
- Once the wave passes, jump down.
Disasters where you keep your distance
These two come from a big new hill next to the island. Distance is what saves you.
Avalanche
- Stand far from the mountain, but not right on the edge of the island.
- Buildings get knocked over by the snow, so they will not save you.
- Climbing up and around to the back of the mountain is safer. Less snow goes there.
Volcanic Eruption
- Get far from the volcano and keep moving so lava blocks miss you.
- Lava blocks smash buildings, so high rooms are not safe for long.
- On Manic Mansion and Surf Central, hide behind the big solid ground on the far side from the volcano.
The disaster where you stay away from people
This one is the odd one out. The danger is the other players.
Deadly Virus
- One random player gets sick and coughs out purple drops. Touching a drop makes you sick.
- Stay in open space with room to run. Crowded buildings are a trap.
- Sick players are easy to spot because their health bar shows.
- If you get sick, stand still so you don’t spread it.
Tornado tip. It can feel safer to run inside when the Tornado shows up. Don’t. It rips buildings apart. Stay outside and keep moving away from it.
Multi-disasters and the Weather Machine
The Weather Machine lets players add more disasters to a round. Each extra disaster costs 75 Robux. One round can hold up to 7 disasters at once. If players add more than that, the rest roll into the next round as another multi-disaster.
Every size of multi-disaster has its own badge. You get it by surviving that many disasters in one round.
| Badge |
Players who have it |
How rare |
| Power 2 |
13,498,253 |
1 in 33 |
| Power 3 |
2,904,511 |
1 in 152 |
| Power 4 |
836,577 |
1 in 529 |
| Power 5 |
349,317 |
1 in 1,266 |
| Power 6 |
169,911 |
1 in 2,602 |
| Power 7 |
454,205 |
1 in 973 |
Here is the odd part. More players have the Power 7 badge (454,205) than the Power 5 (349,317) or Power 6 (169,911) badge. Power 7 is the biggest round the game allows. When someone powers the machine way up, the extra keeps turning into more full rounds of 7. That helps explain why Power 7 rounds show up more often than you would guess.
Survival badges and how rare they are
We compared every badge to “Survived a Disaster”, which 442,157,198 players have. That shows how many players out of all of them earned each one.
| Badge |
What you do |
How rare |
| Survived a Disaster |
Survive 1 disaster |
Everyone who survives once |
| Survived 10 Disasters |
Survive 10 disasters |
1 in 3 |
| Survived 25 Disasters |
Survive 25 disasters |
1 in 8 |
| Survived 50 Disasters |
Survive 50 disasters |
1 in 16 |
| Survived 100 Disasters |
Survive 100 disasters |
1 in 39 |
| Survived 200 Disasters |
Survive 200 disasters |
1 in 112 |
| Survived 400 Disasters |
Survive 400 disasters |
1 in 354 |
| Survived 1000 Disasters |
Survive 1,000 disasters |
1 in 1,713 |
| Badge |
What you do |
How rare |
| Surf’s Up! |
Survive a Tsunami on Surf Central |
1 in 17 |
| Barn Fire |
Survive a Fire on Sunny Ranch |
1 in 22 |
| Tornado vs. Trailer Park |
Survive a Tornado on Trailer Park |
1 in 24 |
| GET TO THE CHOPPA! |
Survive a Thunderstorm on Fort Indestructible |
1 in 32 |
| House Flood |
Survive a Flash Flood on Happy Home |
1 in 43 |
| Chance |
Get hit by the last bolt of lightning in a Thunderstorm |
1 in 144 |
| Close Call |
Survive a round with 10 health or less |
1 in 3 |
| High Survive Five! |
Survive 5 rounds in a row |
1 in 11 |
Chance is the luck badge. You get it by being hit by the very last lightning bolt of a Thunderstorm, and only 1 in 144 players have it. Surviving 1,000 disasters is 1 in 1,713. The rarest badge in the whole game is Survive Power 6 Multi-Disaster.
The five map badges only count on one map each. When the map and the disaster match, stay alive to the end and the badge is yours.
Gear that helps you survive
| Item |
Price |
What it does |
Best for |
| Green Balloon |
95 Robux |
Jump much higher and fall slower |
Flash Flood, Tsunami, Tornado |
| Red Apple |
80 Robux |
Heals 15 health per bite, every 5 seconds |
Blizzard, Deadly Virus, Fire |
| Yellow Compass |
60 Robux |
Vote for the next map |
Picking a badge map |
| Blue Hammer |
Watch an ad, or 25 Robux in some places |
Breaks loose blocks with a blue outline |
Clearing a path out |
The Balloon, Apple and Compass are yours for good once you buy them. The Blue Hammer is different. If you die while holding it, it is gone until you get a new one.
Keep the Balloon put away during an Earthquake and a Thunderstorm. It can fling you into the air or lift you up where the lightning hits.
Questions players ask
How many disasters are in Natural Disaster Survival? 13. They are Acid Rain, Avalanche, Blizzard, Deadly Virus, Earthquake, Fire, Flash Flood, Meteor Shower, Sandstorm, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami and Volcanic Eruption.
Which disasters give no early sign? Deadly Virus, Earthquake, Fire, Meteor Shower and Tsunami. You only know when the warning shows up.
Should I hide inside during a Tornado? No. Stay outside and keep moving away from it.
What is the rarest badge? Survive Power 6 Multi-Disaster. Only 169,911 players have it.
How do I get the Blue Hammer? Watch the ad in the game. In some places it is sold for 25 Robux instead. You lose it if you die.
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