Storms of 2015
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2015, 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.
2015 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2015, 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
- 57,907
- Deaths
- 702
- Injuries
- 2,865
- Damage
- $5.0 billion
- Episodes
- 9,522
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 | 14,400 | 17 | 98 | $77 million |
| Hail | 9,398 | 22 | 89 | $774 million |
| Flash Flood | 5,063 | 159 | 97 | $2.2 billion |
| Winter Weather | 4,242 | 36 | 309 | $2.6 million |
| Winter Storm | 3,605 | 32 | 134 | $89 million |
| Flood | 2,587 | 25 | 16 | $470 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2,557 | 13 | 69 | $576,000 |
| High Wind | 2,192 | 7 | 16 | $24 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 1,880 | 9 | 2 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1,518 | 4 | 60 | $3.2 million |
| Drought | 1,397 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Tornado | 1,320 | 85 | 984 | $731 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 925 | 40 | 3 | $368,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 853 | 11 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Dense Fog | 819 | 19 | 46 | $155,000 |
| Strong Wind | 712 | 9 | 12 | $4.1 million |
| High Surf | 561 | 9 | 10 | |
| Lightning | 403 | 13 | 75 | $7.9 million |
| Heat | 397 | 46 | 481 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 362 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 349 | 9 | 3 | $441 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 345 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Ice Storm | 327 | 17 | 16 | $63 million |
| Excessive Heat | 325 | 18 | 166 | |
| Wildfire | 284 | 11 | 35 | $23 million |
| Coastal Flood | 270 | 1 | 0 | $41 million |
| Waterspout | 240 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 95 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 68 | 44 | 42 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 63 | 2 | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Debris Flow | 54 | 1 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Tropical Storm | 49 | 9 | 0 | $16 million |
| Dust Storm | 41 | 6 | 15 | $897,000 |
| Avalanche | 27 | 8 | 6 | |
| Marine High Wind | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marine Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 10 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Dust Devil | 10 | 0 | 4 | $39,000 |
| Marine Strong Wind | 9 | 6 | 10 | $12,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 7 | 7 | 52 | $37 million |
| Seiche | 6 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 4 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Dense Fog | 2 | 4 | 2 | $65,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sneakerwave | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tsunami | 1 | 0 | 0 | $875,000 |
The deadliest
- Flash Flooding in Utah, September 14, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, December 26 to 28, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 23 to 24, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, December 26 to 28, 2015
- Heat in Nevada, July 1 to 4, 2015
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in South Carolina, October 3 to 7, 2015
- Tropical Storm in Guam, March 11 to 16, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 23 to 28, 2015
- Flash Flood and Debris Flow in Alaska, August 18 to 19, 2015
- Dense Fog in California, January 13 to 15, 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, February 15 to 20, 2015
- Cold in Tennessee, February 17 to 21, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 25, 2015
- Wildfire in California, September 9 to 30, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 30 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, May 27 to 31, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, December 23, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 27 to 28, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Hurricane in Guam, March 26 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 13, 2015
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, August 29, 2015
The costliest
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, October 23 to 26, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 2015
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 26 to 27, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Texas, May 4 to 5, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 23 to 24, 2015
- Flooding in Nebraska, May 6 to 10, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in South Carolina, October 3 to 7, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 2, 2015
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Tennessee, February 20 to 21, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 2015
- Flash Flood in California, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Texas, October 24 to 26, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, December 26 to 28, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 9 to 10, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, December 26 to 28, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 27 to 28, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 23 to 28, 2015
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Texas, December 26 to 28, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 23, 2015
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, October 1 to 4, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in South Carolina, October 1 to 5, 2015
- Flooding in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2015
- Flooding in Arkansas, June 1 to 30, 2015
- Flooding in South Carolina, October 4 to 19, 2015
By state
Events filed in each state in 2015.
- Alabama892
- Alaska220
- American Samoa14
- Arizona518
- Arkansas1,243
- California1,143
- Colorado1,292
- Connecticut170
- Delaware166
- District of Columbia21
- Florida1,200
- Georgia1,355
- Guam25
- Hawaii759
- Idaho373
- Illinois1,810
- Indiana1,315
- Iowa2,102
- Kansas2,047
- Kentucky2,457
- Louisiana752
- Maine441
- Maryland878
- Massachusetts605
- Michigan878
- Minnesota1,231
- Mississippi863
- Missouri2,477
- Montana787
- Nebraska1,497
- Nevada254
- New Hampshire187
- New Jersey861
- New Mexico814
- New York1,272
- North Carolina1,384
- North Dakota811
- Ohio1,416
- Oklahoma2,057
- Oregon381
- Pennsylvania1,470
- Puerto Rico102
- Rhode Island109
- South Carolina1,317
- South Dakota1,680
- Tennessee1,181
- Texas5,278
- U.S. Virgin Islands8
- Utah325
- Vermont234
- Virginia1,686
- Washington538
- West Virginia895
- Wisconsin824
- Wyoming1,118
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.