Storms of 2000
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2000, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
2000 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2000, 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
- 52,007
- Deaths
- 477
- Injuries
- 2,803
- Damage
- $9.0 billion
- Episodes
- 15,836
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 | 12,408 | 23 | 155 | $97 million |
| Hail | 11,296 | 16 | 235 | $396 million |
| Heavy Snow | 4,086 | 8 | 58 | $65 million |
| Winter Storm | 4,070 | 26 | 104 | $17 million |
| High Wind | 3,114 | 24 | 109 | $48 million |
| Flash Flood | 2,757 | 34 | 108 | $827 million |
| Drought | 2,332 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 billion |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1,720 | 18 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| Tornado | 1,169 | 51 | 992 | $947 million |
| Flood | 1,135 | 9 | 27 | $999 million |
| Heat | 976 | 158 | 468 | $36,000 |
| Lightning | 909 | 34 | 181 | $18 million |
| Ice Storm | 845 | 2 | 6 | $947 million |
| Heavy Rain | 737 | 1 | 27 | $1.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 601 | 2 | 27 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 571 | 1 | 2 | $787,000 |
| Blizzard | 520 | 1 | 1 | $7.4 million |
| Dense Fog | 476 | 8 | 115 | $1.8 million |
| Excessive Heat | 378 | 0 | 3 | $141,000 |
| Wildfire | 372 | 3 | 102 | $2.1 billion |
| Funnel Cloud | 315 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 263 | 2 | 0 | $70,000 |
| High Surf | 245 | 2 | 17 | $263,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 236 | 8 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 233 | 0 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| Tropical Storm | 44 | 0 | 0 | $710,000 |
| Rip Current | 43 | 29 | 17 | $150,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 42 | 0 | 0 | $6.3 million |
| Sleet | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 29 | 16 | 17 | $755,000 |
| Dust Storm | 20 | 1 | 29 | $395,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 6 | 0 | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Coastal Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 3 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Seiche | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 6 to 23, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Heat in California, June 14, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Pennsylvania, May 6 to 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Heat in Louisiana, July 14 to 22, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, March 4 to 6, 2000
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 25 to 28, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, July 2 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, February 10, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Rip Current in California, March 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 28, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, July 14 to 16, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
The costliest
- Wildfire in New Mexico, May 4 to 31, 2000
- Flooding in Florida, October 3 to 4, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 29 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, August 12 to 17, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 24 to 26, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, August 14 to 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Dakota, June 19 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 24 to 26, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 7, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 19, 2000
By state
Events filed in each state in 2000.
- Alabama1,008
- Alaska493
- American Samoa28
- Arizona263
- Arkansas1,181
- California873
- Colorado1,163
- Connecticut181
- Delaware126
- District of Columbia29
- Florida1,244
- Georgia2,211
- Guam56
- Hawaii328
- Idaho232
- Illinois1,720
- Indiana1,037
- Iowa2,046
- Kansas2,403
- Kentucky1,331
- Louisiana789
- Maine728
- Maryland774
- Massachusetts427
- Michigan1,031
- Minnesota1,017
- Mississippi934
- Missouri2,015
- Montana1,002
- Nebraska1,505
- Nevada152
- New Hampshire363
- New Jersey781
- New Mexico419
- New York1,676
- North Carolina1,711
- North Dakota967
- Ohio1,418
- Oklahoma1,796
- Oregon272
- Pennsylvania1,353
- Puerto Rico119
- Rhode Island87
- South Carolina828
- South Dakota1,323
- Tennessee1,047
- Texas4,288
- U.S. Virgin Islands21
- Utah198
- Vermont306
- Virginia1,695
- Washington191
- West Virginia1,123
- Wisconsin1,335
- Wyoming363
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.