Storms of 1991
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1991, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
1991 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1991, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 12,516
- Deaths
- 73
- Injuries
- 1,355
- Damage
- $1.2 billion
- Episodes
- 1,808
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By month
By kind of event
Deaths, injuries and damage are counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6,497 | 3 | 99 | |
| Hail | 4,811 | 8 | 98 | |
| Tornado | 1,208 | 62 | 1,158 | $1.2 billion |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 29, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 17, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 27, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 18, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 29, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 30, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 5, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 12, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, April 9, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, August 8, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 14, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 12, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, May 1, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 31, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 10, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 21, 1991
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 29, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 29, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 14, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 27, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, March 27, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, November 19, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, March 29, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 9, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, August 3, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 21, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 11, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 12, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 11, 1991
By state
Events filed in each state in 1991.
- Alabama252
- Arizona36
- Arkansas381
- California26
- Colorado318
- Connecticut36
- Delaware13
- District of Columbia5
- Florida330
- Georgia546
- Idaho48
- Illinois308
- Indiana277
- Iowa383
- Kansas877
- Kentucky205
- Louisiana440
- Maine32
- Maryland102
- Massachusetts53
- Michigan385
- Minnesota317
- Mississippi383
- Missouri330
- Montana137
- Nebraska327
- Nevada6
- New Hampshire23
- New Jersey110
- New Mexico105
- New York372
- North Carolina180
- North Dakota189
- Ohio373
- Oklahoma1,133
- Oregon30
- Pennsylvania457
- Rhode Island2
- South Carolina170
- South Dakota354
- Tennessee207
- Texas1,615
- Utah29
- Vermont27
- Virginia94
- Washington12
- West Virginia146
- Wisconsin250
- Wyoming85
Coastal and lake waters
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.