Simple Natural Disasters Mod (SNDM)
Simple Natural Disasters Mod, or SNDM, adds a hurricane that rips blocks from the ground, hurls them through the air and drops them back down in the world.
What it does
The storm builds through five escalating phases that intensify automatically about every five minutes. Each phase is stronger than the one before, and the phase 5 storm is the most demanding setting. Storms can appear at random in survival mode, or be started, stopped and set to a chosen phase with commands. Players can begin at phase 1 to see the effects first.
Real blocks are picked up by the wind, and falling block entities land back down, so the damage changes the terrain. A player caught in the storm is pulled toward its eye with more force in higher phases. The eye is calm, and a spiral particle system and ambient wind sounds grow louder with each phase. Phase 5 places a heavy load on machines with modest hardware.
The mod is published for Forge only, for 1.20.1 alone, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is under the MIT License, but the project is not open source. Its latest file is 5.0.0 for 1.20.1, released 2026-05-02, after a first release on 2026-04-26. The mod's blocks cannot be crafted at this time.
Key features
Hurricane block pickup
Real blocks are lifted from the ground and hurled through the air, then fall back as block entities.
Five escalating phases
Storm strength rises by phase, and the storm steps up on its own about every five minutes.
Player pull
The storm drags players toward its eye, and the pull increases with each higher phase.
Command control
Commands start or stop a storm and set its phase instantly, so server owners can manage events.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival storms
Random natural triggering lets storms appear on their own in survival mode, adding an unplanned threat to a world.
Scripted events
Commands let a server owner start a storm at a set phase, useful for planned events on a server.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players and server owners who want destructive weather with terrain changes in a Forge 1.20.1 world. Because the environment is client and server, it is set up on the server and on each player's game.
Questions
Does Simple Natural Disasters Mod require Forge?
Do players need the mod if the server runs it?
Can storms be controlled without waiting for random triggers?
In the catalog
Simple Natural Disasters Mod (SNDM) is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
🌪️ Simple Natural Disasterss Mod Simple Natual Disasters Mod (SNDM) adds a fully dynamic, realistic, and destructive natural disasterq to your Minecraft world. Built for Forge 1.20.1, this mod brings one of nature's most powerful forces directly into your game. Features 5 escalating phases that automatically…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-hurricane-mod-shm
- Owner
- elaziziimrane60
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15