Storms of 1994
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1994, 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.
1994 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1994, 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
- 15,627
- Deaths
- 63
- Injuries
- 1,169
- Damage
- $2.2 billion
- Episodes
- 1,903
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 | 7,946 | 3 | 64 | $204 million |
| Hail | 6,734 | 8 | 112 | $566 million |
| Tornado | 947 | 52 | 993 | $1.4 billion |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, November 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 25, 1994
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 26 to 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, June 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 1994
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 12, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 15, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 28, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 25, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 15, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 5, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 28, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 15, 1994
- Tornado in South Carolina, April 16, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 28, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 15, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 15, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 11, 1994
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, November 1, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 29, 1994
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 25, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, November 27, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 24, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, August 16, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Utah, May 31, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in California, March 5, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1994
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 26, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18, 1994
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 15, 1994
- Hail in Washington, May 16, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 23, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, June 27, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, June 26, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 15, 1994
By state
Events filed in each state in 1994.
- Alabama266
- Arizona67
- Arkansas893
- California22
- Colorado308
- Connecticut45
- Delaware8
- Florida304
- Georgia365
- Idaho18
- Illinois305
- Indiana290
- Iowa606
- Kansas899
- Kentucky89
- Louisiana456
- Maine77
- Maryland64
- Massachusetts75
- Michigan311
- Minnesota387
- Mississippi423
- Missouri569
- Montana133
- Nebraska523
- Nevada16
- New Hampshire38
- New Jersey109
- New Mexico113
- New York567
- North Carolina144
- North Dakota223
- Ohio610
- Oklahoma1,670
- Oregon11
- Pennsylvania461
- Puerto Rico11
- Rhode Island7
- South Carolina328
- South Dakota249
- Tennessee232
- Texas2,544
- Utah46
- Vermont59
- Virginia99
- Washington9
- West Virginia191
- Wisconsin303
- Wyoming84
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.