Storms of 2007

59,011 events in 10,175 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2007, 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.

2007 on the map

The 600 most significant episodes of 2007, 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

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The year

Events: 59,011
Deaths: 713
Injuries: 4,505
Damage: $12 billion
Episodes: 10,175

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	13,017	15	111	$65 million
Hail	12,712	16	128	$621 million
Flash Flood	3,688	54	167	$1.3 billion
Drought	3,616	0	0	$1.5 billion
Winter Weather	3,383	35	283	$3.8 million
Winter Storm	3,032	62	164	$80 million
Heavy Snow	2,533	18	44	$5.0 million
High Wind	2,168	11	57	$580 million
Frost/Freeze	1,851	0	0	$2.1 billion
Flood	1,805	15	33	$938 million
Tornado	1,242	121	782	$2.0 billion
Ice Storm	1,071	29	162	$1.4 billion
Marine Thunderstorm Wind	960	2	2	$120,000
Heavy Rain	874	1	4	$925,000
Strong Wind	825	9	20	$10 million
Dense Fog	780	13	77	$440,000
Lightning	722	34	78	$30 million
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill	506	37	4	$22,000
Blizzard	494	8	9	$3.8 million
Excessive Heat	488	59	1,188
Heat	464	53	699	$258,000
Cold/Wind Chill	454	10	170	$1.4 million
High Surf	400	11	0	$450,000
Funnel Cloud	340	0	0
Waterspout	288	0	4	$52,000
Wildfire	274	21	235	$1.4 billion
Coastal Flood	246	0	0	$57 million
Lake-Effect Snow	238	0	5	$8.6 million
Debris Flow	67	3	0	$170 million
Rip Current	61	49	16	$7.0 million
Astronomical Low Tide	61	0	0
Marine Hail	60	0	0
Dust Storm	56	2	7	$1.8 million
Hurricane (Typhoon)	49	1	12	$39 million
Tropical Depression	46	0	0
Sleet	36	0	1
Tropical Storm	32	1	1	$109,000
Avalanche	25	19	12	$2,000
Freezing Fog	11	1	0	$5,000
Storm Surge/Tide	11	0	5	$4.0 million
Marine Strong Wind	8	3	15	$3,000
Dust Devil	6	0	0
Lakeshore Flood	6	0	0	$100,000
Dense Smoke	3	0	10	$100,000
Volcanic Ashfall	1	0	0
Marine High Wind	1	0	0

The deadliest

The costliest

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.