Storms of 1993
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1993, 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.
1993 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1993, 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
- 8,664
- Deaths
- 69
- Injuries
- 989
- Damage
- $3.3 billion
- Episodes
- 1,122
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 4,215 | 4 | 29 | $450 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3,832 | 4 | 98 | $48 million |
| Tornado | 617 | 61 | 862 | $2.8 billion |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 12 to 13, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 13, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 6, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 30, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 8, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 14, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, September 3, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 21, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, February 21, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 7, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 22, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 7, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 18, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 10, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 12, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 15, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 1993
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, May 12, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 28, 1993
- Damaging Wind in California, May 14, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 13, 1993
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 12 to 13, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 25, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 21, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 2, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 13, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 28, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 6, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 13, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 30, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 1993
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 5, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 13, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 18, 1993
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 8, 1993
- Hail in Colorado, August 4, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, February 21, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 7, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 2, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 5, 1993
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 30, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 12, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 1, 1993
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 19, 1993
By state
Events filed in each state in 1993.
- Alabama117
- Alaska1
- Arizona48
- Arkansas563
- California29
- Colorado154
- Connecticut23
- Delaware16
- District of Columbia4
- Florida329
- Georgia254
- Idaho40
- Illinois139
- Indiana101
- Iowa129
- Kansas644
- Kentucky132
- Louisiana371
- Maine14
- Maryland59
- Massachusetts21
- Michigan137
- Minnesota64
- Mississippi233
- Missouri299
- Montana72
- Nebraska119
- Nevada12
- New Hampshire16
- New Jersey31
- New Mexico47
- New York279
- North Carolina195
- North Dakota35
- Ohio72
- Oklahoma1,119
- Oregon11
- Pennsylvania166
- Puerto Rico4
- Rhode Island2
- South Carolina92
- South Dakota110
- Tennessee210
- Texas1,719
- Utah40
- Vermont70
- Virginia145
- Washington7
- West Virginia101
- Wisconsin31
- Wyoming38
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.