Storms of 2001
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2001, 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.
2001 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2001, 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
- 48,875
- Deaths
- 469
- Injuries
- 2,721
- Damage
- $12 billion
- Episodes
- 15,828
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 | 12,224 | 11 | 166 | $2.5 billion |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11,971 | 12 | 200 | $86 million |
| High Wind | 2,926 | 13 | 84 | $66 million |
| Flash Flood | 2,917 | 46 | 314 | $908 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2,828 | 2 | 19 | $58 million |
| Winter Storm | 2,569 | 7 | 83 | $21 million |
| Flood | 1,872 | 12 | 17 | $398 million |
| Heat | 1,854 | 166 | 451 | |
| Drought | 1,602 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 billion |
| Tornado | 1,351 | 42 | 805 | $1.0 billion |
| Lightning | 880 | 30 | 261 | $23 million |
| Winter Weather | 748 | 0 | 65 | $791,000 |
| Dense Fog | 637 | 7 | 67 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Rain | 624 | 3 | 2 | $42 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 573 | 4 | 0 | $84 million |
| Strong Wind | 495 | 1 | 6 | $242,000 |
| High Surf | 422 | 6 | 22 | $623,000 |
| Ice Storm | 419 | 6 | 3 | $10 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 303 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 289 | 4 | 10 | $8.2 million |
| Wildfire | 244 | 5 | 48 | $45 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 194 | 0 | 0 | $48 million |
| Waterspout | 178 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 127 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 103 | 24 | 6 | $5.2 billion |
| Excessive Heat | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 78 | 49 | 75 | $60,000 |
| Dust Storm | 69 | 0 | 5 | $267,000 |
| Avalanche | 26 | 18 | 6 | $44,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 17 | 0 | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Volcanic Ash | 17 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 9 | 1 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Dust Devil | 8 | 0 | 5 | $3,000 |
| Northern Lights | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tropical Storm in Texas, June 5 to 10, 2001
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 10, 2001
- Heat in Illinois, August 6 to 9, 2001
- Heat in Illinois, July 21 to 24, 2001
- Heat and Drought in Oklahoma, July 4 to 31, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 24, 2001
- Heat in Illinois, July 29 to 31, 2001
- Heat in Missouri, July 7 to 10, 2001
- Heat in Minnesota, August 4 to 8, 2001
- Heat in Minnesota, August 7 to 8, 2001
- Heat in Missouri, April 8 to 9, 2001
- Wildfire in Washington, July 9 to 23, 2001
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 5, 2001
- Heat in Wisconsin, August 6 to 9, 2001
- Heat in New York, August 8 to 10, 2001
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 24, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17 to 18, 2001
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, November 24, 2001
- Winter Storm in Utah, November 29 to 30, 2001
- Flood in Michigan, February 10 to 13, 2001
- Ice Storm in Kansas, February 27, 2001
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, April 12, 2001
- Heat in Missouri, July 21 to 24, 2001
- Rip Current in New York, July 23, 2001
The costliest
- Tropical Storm in Texas, June 5 to 10, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 23, 2001
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 8, 2001
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 30, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 6, 2001
- Drought in Michigan, July 1 to 31, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 6 to 7, 2001
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 11, 2001
- Hail in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Hail in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 9, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Maryland, September 24, 2001
- Drought in Florida, May 1 to 20, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 7 to 9, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 5, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Washington, June 27, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 9, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 20, 2001
By state
Events filed in each state in 2001.
- Alabama765
- Alaska449
- American Samoa25
- Arizona255
- Arkansas1,114
- California1,163
- Colorado1,011
- Connecticut155
- Delaware124
- District of Columbia21
- Florida1,226
- Georgia1,678
- Guam31
- Hawaii543
- Idaho284
- Illinois1,300
- Indiana995
- Iowa2,352
- Kansas3,307
- Kentucky1,005
- Louisiana633
- Maine664
- Maryland561
- Massachusetts357
- Michigan956
- Minnesota1,924
- Mississippi976
- Missouri2,279
- Montana1,223
- Nebraska1,688
- Nevada136
- New Hampshire399
- New Jersey768
- New Mexico204
- New York939
- North Carolina944
- North Dakota966
- Ohio953
- Oklahoma2,230
- Oregon332
- Pennsylvania1,051
- Puerto Rico136
- Rhode Island60
- South Carolina589
- South Dakota1,171
- Tennessee1,021
- Texas3,488
- U.S. Virgin Islands19
- Utah189
- Vermont300
- Virginia958
- Washington248
- West Virginia838
- Wisconsin1,392
- Wyoming369
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.