Storms of 2006
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2006, 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.
2006 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2006, 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
- 56,400
- Deaths
- 659
- Injuries
- 4,087
- Damage
- $11 billion
- Episodes
- 20,103
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 | 16,656 | 14 | 127 | $658 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13,888 | 11 | 187 | $286 million |
| High Wind | 3,026 | 17 | 71 | $125 million |
| Drought | 2,835 | 0 | 4 | $2.5 billion |
| Flash Flood | 2,641 | 75 | 367 | $3.1 billion |
| Winter Storm | 1,903 | 16 | 311 | $460 million |
| Heat | 1,608 | 251 | 1,513 | $493 million |
| Heavy Snow | 1,605 | 0 | 8 | $16 million |
| Winter Weather | 1,562 | 21 | 75 | $2.1 million |
| Tornado | 1,263 | 74 | 1,019 | $1.1 billion |
| Flood | 1,227 | 15 | 13 | $904 million |
| Strong Wind | 1,179 | 16 | 14 | $13 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 1,131 | 1 | 6 | $1.6 million |
| Lightning | 840 | 32 | 139 | $30 million |
| Heavy Rain | 810 | 1 | 2 | $56 million |
| Dense Fog | 681 | 6 | 47 | $745,000 |
| High Surf | 441 | 12 | 8 | $130,000 |
| Wildfire | 419 | 20 | 96 | $423 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 413 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 366 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 345 | 3 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 248 | 10 | 6 | $12 million |
| Waterspout | 230 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Ice Storm | 223 | 6 | 5 | $81 million |
| Coastal Flood | 219 | 0 | 0 | $52 million |
| Tropical Storm | 148 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 116 | 2 | 0 | $157 million |
| Marine Hail | 92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 69 | 5 | 1 | $149 million |
| Dust Storm | 61 | 2 | 22 | $3.2 million |
| Avalanche | 46 | 13 | 6 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 33 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| Rip Current | 30 | 26 | 24 | |
| Marine High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Sleet | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 7 | 0 | 1 | $37,000 |
| Tsunami | 5 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 3 | 2 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Seiche | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ash | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $310,000 |
The deadliest
- Heat in California, July 16 to 27, 2006
- Heat in New York, August 1 to 3, 2006
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 2, 2006
- Heat in Illinois, August 1 to 2, 2006
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 3, 2006
- Heat in California, July 21 to 27, 2006
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2006
- Wildfire in Texas, March 12 to 18, 2006
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 16 to 31, 2006
- Heat in Illinois, July 15 to 17, 2006
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 16, 2006
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 1 to 13, 2006
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, March 13 to 14, 2006
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 2 to 8, 2006
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Texas, December 28 to 31, 2006
- Heat in Maryland, August 1 to 3, 2006
- Wildfire in California, October 26 to 30, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Maryland, June 24 to 28, 2006
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 26 to 27, 2006
- Ice Storm in Arizona, January 25, 2006
- Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 20, 2006
- Tornadoes in Missouri, March 12, 2006
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 16 to 17, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, September 22 to 23, 2006
The costliest
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, June 25 to 26, 2006
- Heat in California, July 16 to 27, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 27 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in New York, June 27 to 28, 2006
- Winter Storm in Missouri, November 30, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, October 4 to 5, 2006
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Flash Flood in New York, June 27 to 28, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, August 1, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 21 to 23, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 13, 2006
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, October 12 to 13, 2006
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 24, 2006
- Drought in Oklahoma, June 1 to 30, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 25, 2006
- Flood in California, January 1, 2006
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2006
- Winter Storm in Missouri, November 29 to 30, 2006
- Flood in California, January 1, 2006
- Flood in California, January 1 to 3, 2006
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 1 to 8, 2006
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2006
By state
Events filed in each state in 2006.
- Alabama1,143
- Alaska330
- American Samoa23
- Arizona389
- Arkansas1,266
- California862
- Colorado1,564
- Connecticut199
- Delaware179
- District of Columbia21
- Florida699
- Georgia1,287
- Guam10
- Hawaii552
- Idaho388
- Illinois2,661
- Indiana1,592
- Iowa1,507
- Kansas2,820
- Kentucky1,822
- Louisiana603
- Maine540
- Maryland539
- Massachusetts409
- Michigan1,339
- Minnesota1,377
- Mississippi1,010
- Missouri2,854
- Montana901
- Nebraska1,389
- Nevada202
- New Hampshire257
- New Jersey856
- New Mexico439
- New York1,306
- North Carolina1,981
- North Dakota811
- Ohio1,213
- Oklahoma2,536
- Oregon745
- Pennsylvania1,277
- Puerto Rico189
- Rhode Island64
- South Carolina1,145
- South Dakota1,377
- Tennessee1,427
- Texas3,812
- U.S. Virgin Islands13
- Utah409
- Vermont412
- Virginia1,373
- Washington434
- West Virginia479
- Wisconsin1,626
- Wyoming277
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.