Storms of 2010
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2010, 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.
2010 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2010, 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
- 62,809
- Deaths
- 677
- Injuries
- 3,234
- Damage
- $12 billion
- Episodes
- 10,399
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 | 15,812 | 19 | 124 | $65 million |
| Hail | 10,918 | 14 | 155 | $492 million |
| Winter Weather | 4,206 | 55 | 356 | $3.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 4,024 | 61 | 258 | $3.9 billion |
| Winter Storm | 3,763 | 28 | 106 | $107 million |
| Heavy Snow | 3,531 | 33 | 130 | $88 million |
| High Wind | 2,753 | 7 | 32 | $38 million |
| Flood | 2,640 | 19 | 158 | $1.6 billion |
| Drought | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | $53 million |
| Tornado | 1,451 | 104 | 844 | $3.9 billion |
| Heat | 1,403 | 69 | 114 | $375,000 |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 1,268 | 0 | 2 | $12,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1,240 | 76 | 497 | $3.9 million |
| Heavy Rain | 1,099 | 0 | 6 | $4.1 million |
| Strong Wind | 983 | 10 | 29 | $12 million |
| Blizzard | 953 | 21 | 68 | $160 million |
| Lightning | 864 | 15 | 72 | $10 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 824 | 2 | 14 | $750 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 524 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Dense Fog | 496 | 6 | 21 | $1.0 million |
| High Surf | 436 | 15 | 7 | $207,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 344 | 35 | 0 | $26 million |
| Ice Storm | 276 | 3 | 39 | $30 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 257 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 231 | 3 | 102 | $246 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 209 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Waterspout | 148 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 102 | 2 | 1 | $39 million |
| Rip Current | 77 | 48 | 61 | $55,000 |
| Debris Flow | 65 | 2 | 3 | $105 million |
| Freezing Fog | 60 | 1 | 3 | $40,000 |
| Avalanche | 50 | 21 | 19 | $202,000 |
| Dust Storm | 50 | 2 | 11 | $1.1 million |
| Tropical Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 40 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Marine High Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 17 | 2 | 2 | $22,000 |
| Sleet | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 11 | 0 | 0 | $61,000 |
| Tsunami | 8 | 0 | 0 | $305,000 |
| Lakeshore Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seiche | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Arkansas, June 9 to 11, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 1 to 4, 2010
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 24, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, July 5 to 7, 2010
- Excessive Heat in New York, July 4 to 7, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5 to 6, 2010
- Heat in Nevada, July 24 to 30, 2010
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Tennessee, August 1 to 5, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 1 to 2, 2010
- Heat in Tennessee, June 18 to 25, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 15 to 19, 2010
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 4, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 1 to 15, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 27 to 30, 2010
- Cold in Tennessee, January 2 to 15, 2010
- Heat in Nevada, July 4 to 12, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, December 3 to 7, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, December 30 to 31, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 1 to 16, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, December 30 to 31, 2010
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 20 to 21, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 17 to 18, 2010
- High Surf in California, July 14, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 5, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 5, 2010
The costliest
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, October 5, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 1 to 4, 2010
- Flooding in Iowa, June 12 to 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 1 to 15, 2010
- Frost and Freeze and Cold in Florida, January 9 to 13, 2010
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 24, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, July 23 to 24, 2010
- Wildfire in Colorado, September 6 to 13, 2010
- Hail in Michigan, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, December 19 to 25, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 15, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5 to 6, 2010
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 5 to 6, 2010
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 13 to 21, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, December 30 to 31, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, August 17 to 19, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 5, 2010
- Flooding in Rhode Island, March 29 to 31, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 27 to 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, May 26, 2010
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 10 to 11, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Michigan, June 5 to 6, 2010
- Hail in Montana, June 30, 2010
- Flooding in Massachusetts, March 29 to 31, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, August 10 to 12, 2010
By state
Events filed in each state in 2010.
- Alabama1,274
- Alaska255
- American Samoa21
- Arizona549
- Arkansas1,598
- California871
- Colorado1,756
- Connecticut312
- Delaware143
- District of Columbia37
- Florida794
- Georgia1,353
- Guam3
- Hawaii600
- Idaho321
- Illinois2,484
- Indiana1,299
- Iowa2,940
- Kansas2,705
- Kentucky2,997
- Louisiana696
- Maine430
- Maryland754
- Massachusetts500
- Michigan853
- Minnesota2,023
- Mississippi1,579
- Missouri2,417
- Montana1,185
- Nebraska2,151
- Nevada239
- New Hampshire236
- New Jersey906
- New Mexico764
- New York1,479
- North Carolina2,236
- North Dakota1,420
- Ohio1,457
- Oklahoma1,229
- Oregon375
- Pennsylvania1,263
- Puerto Rico217
- Rhode Island54
- South Carolina1,164
- South Dakota1,957
- Tennessee1,781
- Texas2,950
- U.S. Virgin Islands26
- Utah470
- Vermont330
- Virginia2,324
- Washington324
- West Virginia674
- Wisconsin1,554
- Wyoming982
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.