Storms of 1992
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1992, 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.
1992 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1992, 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
- 13,534
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 1,754
- Damage
- $1.4 billion
- Episodes
- 1,856
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 | 6,443 | 4 | 56 | |
| Hail | 5,687 | 0 | 105 | |
| Tornado | 1,404 | 50 | 1,593 | $1.4 billion |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 21, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 3, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1992
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 10, 1992
- Tornado in Louisiana, August 25, 1992
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, November 23, 1992
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 10, 1992
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 8, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 29, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 13, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, November 22, 1992
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, March 9, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 17, 1992
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, June 13, 1992
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, November 22, 1992
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 20, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, June 1, 1992
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 5, 1992
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, September 9, 1992
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 21, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 27, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 21, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 14, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 15, 1992
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 12, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 3, 1992
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 3, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 5, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 17, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 29, 1992
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 9, 1992
- Tornado in Louisiana, August 25, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 21, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, November 22, 1992
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, November 23, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 16, 1992
By state
Events filed in each state in 1992.
- Alabama347
- Arizona82
- Arkansas567
- California33
- Colorado266
- Connecticut46
- Delaware23
- District of Columbia9
- Florida368
- Georgia393
- Idaho68
- Illinois397
- Indiana336
- Iowa287
- Kansas924
- Kentucky156
- Louisiana622
- Maine38
- Maryland106
- Massachusetts47
- Michigan226
- Minnesota203
- Mississippi372
- Missouri414
- Montana70
- Nebraska468
- Nevada18
- New Hampshire8
- New Jersey106
- New Mexico154
- New York268
- North Carolina317
- North Dakota91
- Ohio433
- Oklahoma1,499
- Oregon16
- Pennsylvania372
- Rhode Island4
- South Carolina186
- South Dakota283
- Tennessee186
- Texas2,087
- Utah47
- Vermont23
- Virginia185
- Washington12
- West Virginia110
- Wisconsin187
- Wyoming74
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.