Storms of 2014
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2014, 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.
2014 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2014, 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
- 59,475
- Deaths
- 558
- Injuries
- 2,978
- Damage
- $7.7 billion
- Episodes
- 9,818
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 | 13,831 | 21 | 80 | $51 million |
| Hail | 9,964 | 15 | 135 | $926 million |
| Winter Weather | 4,615 | 55 | 1,129 | $1.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 3,952 | 37 | 177 | $35 million |
| High Wind | 3,253 | 13 | 29 | $25 million |
| Flash Flood | 3,234 | 41 | 103 | $2.7 billion |
| Drought | 3,009 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 billion |
| Heavy Snow | 2,637 | 14 | 70 | $7.3 million |
| Flood | 1,904 | 13 | 12 | $281 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1,821 | 19 | 1 | $5.7 million |
| Heavy Rain | 1,625 | 7 | 8 | $63 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 1,584 | 2 | 1 | $23,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1,146 | 29 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 1,064 | 65 | 726 | $1.5 billion |
| Strong Wind | 830 | 4 | 8 | $2.9 million |
| Dense Fog | 794 | 6 | 52 | $3.4 million |
| Blizzard | 684 | 7 | 22 | $2.2 million |
| Lightning | 498 | 13 | 89 | $11 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 473 | 1 | 0 | $11 million |
| High Surf | 409 | 10 | 9 | $40 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 334 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 282 | 9 | 37 | $31 million |
| Wildfire | 269 | 5 | 76 | $325 million |
| Heat | 181 | 15 | 75 | |
| Waterspout | 166 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 147 | 16 | 14 | $15 million |
| Dust Storm | 114 | 3 | 16 | $950,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 106 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Excessive Heat | 83 | 8 | 34 | |
| Freezing Fog | 65 | 2 | 2 | $5,000 |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 62 | 1 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 62 | 46 | 26 | $68 million |
| Rip Current | 60 | 47 | 18 | |
| Sleet | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 42 | 19 | 18 | $27,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Marine Hail | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 11 | 1 | 2 | $100,000 |
| Dust Devil | 11 | 1 | 1 | $53,000 |
| Marine Strong Wind | 6 | 8 | 4 | $10,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Seiche | 6 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Lakeshore Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $357,000 |
| Sneakerwave | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Marine Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Debris Flow in Washington, March 22, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 27 to 30, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 28 to 29, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 17 to 19, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Alabama, January 28, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 23, 2014
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, December 6, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 19 to 21, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 8 to 9, 2014
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, January 22, 2014
- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 2014
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in Montana, February 22 to 24, 2014
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, November 1, 2014
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 29 to 31, 2014
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 24, 2014
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 10 to 11, 2014
- Flood and Hail in Texas, June 18 to 19, 2014
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 2 to 9, 2014
- Debris Flow in Colorado, May 25, 2014
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, August 18, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, November 24 to 27, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 2014
- High Surf in Guam, January 6 to 11, 2014
The costliest
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Michigan, August 11 to 13, 2014
- Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 3, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 27 to 30, 2014
- Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, September 29, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 9 to 10, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 29 to 30, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 28 to 29, 2014
- Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 7 to 8, 2014
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 26, 2014
- Wildfire in Washington, July 14 to 31, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 21 to 22, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 12 to 13, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 2014
- Debris Flow in Washington, March 22, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3 to 4, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 27, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, August 21 to 22, 2014
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, July 12, 2014
- High Surf in California, August 26 to 27, 2014
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 18 to 23, 2014
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 13, 2014
By state
Events filed in each state in 2014.
- Alabama890
- Alaska172
- American Samoa1
- Arizona570
- Arkansas1,259
- California1,141
- Colorado1,458
- Connecticut170
- Delaware161
- District of Columbia36
- Florida1,121
- Georgia1,228
- Guam14
- Hawaii629
- Idaho392
- Illinois1,712
- Indiana1,209
- Iowa2,571
- Kansas2,639
- Kentucky1,785
- Louisiana610
- Maine388
- Maryland977
- Massachusetts541
- Michigan1,214
- Minnesota1,799
- Mississippi899
- Missouri1,698
- Montana1,311
- Nebraska2,352
- Nevada285
- New Hampshire264
- New Jersey972
- New Mexico1,238
- New York1,782
- North Carolina1,557
- North Dakota876
- Ohio1,473
- Oklahoma1,440
- Oregon399
- Pennsylvania1,676
- Puerto Rico144
- Rhode Island50
- South Carolina782
- South Dakota1,335
- Tennessee1,143
- Texas4,708
- U.S. Virgin Islands6
- Utah328
- Vermont194
- Virginia1,824
- Washington433
- West Virginia1,056
- Wisconsin1,285
- Wyoming1,478
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.