Storms of 1995
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1995, 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.
1995 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1995, 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
- 20,464
- Deaths
- 78
- Injuries
- 1,853
- Damage
- $3.2 billion
- Episodes
- 2,170
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 | 10,871 | 19 | 145 | $230 million |
| Hail | 8,371 | 11 | 166 | $413 million |
| Tornado | 1,222 | 48 | 1,542 | $2.6 billion |
The deadliest
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, October 5, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, February 16, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 13, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 13, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 7, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, July 4, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, May 29, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 7 to 31, 1995
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 7, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 18, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 10, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 22, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 11, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 18, 1995
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 7, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 15, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 7 to 26, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1995
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 4, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1995
The costliest
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 5, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, October 5, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 25, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 18, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 14, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 1, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 13, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 18, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, July 23 to 24, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 1995
- Damaging Winds in California, June 15, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, July 9, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 7, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 13, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 16, 1995
- Hail in Texas, April 3, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in California, May 1, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 22, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 7 to 31, 1995
By state
Events filed in each state in 1995.
- Alabama602
- Arizona97
- Arkansas961
- California27
- Colorado306
- Connecticut95
- Delaware9
- Florida524
- Georgia574
- Hawaii1
- Idaho116
- Illinois475
- Indiana273
- Iowa465
- Kansas1,123
- Kentucky528
- Louisiana784
- Maine30
- Maryland108
- Massachusetts98
- Michigan320
- Minnesota232
- Mississippi683
- Missouri881
- Montana262
- Nebraska396
- Nevada20
- New Hampshire18
- New Jersey106
- New Mexico178
- New York585
- North Carolina583
- North Dakota160
- Ohio701
- Oklahoma1,714
- Oregon39
- Pennsylvania632
- Puerto Rico24
- Rhode Island20
- South Carolina573
- South Dakota228
- Tennessee652
- Texas2,947
- Utah28
- Vermont42
- Virginia548
- Washington8
- West Virginia161
- Wisconsin455
- Wyoming72
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.