[Theoria]

That isn't a given. There will be a economic recovery at some point, but the idea that it will benefit the people who were harmed is not tested. Wasteful .gov spending, cutback in consumer spending, loss of tax revenue, mass unemployment, business disruption, etc.

If natural disasters were great for the economies of our states we would be hoping more of them occur.

[Night Hides Not]

True enough, and WWII brought us out of the Great Depression. Pretty sad when it takes wars and natural disasters to jump start an economy.