Storms of 2016
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2016, 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.
2016 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2016, 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
- 56,005
- Deaths
- 667
- Injuries
- 1,562
- Damage
- $18 billion
- Episodes
- 9,284
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 | 15,659 | 18 | 88 | $45 million |
| Hail | 9,407 | 17 | 67 | $1.4 billion |
| Flash Flood | 3,586 | 71 | 48 | $2.4 billion |
| High Wind | 3,120 | 9 | 27 | $50 million |
| Winter Weather | 2,916 | 42 | 195 | $3.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 2,367 | 26 | 42 | $5.6 million |
| Drought | 2,271 | 0 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 2,173 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1,795 | 4 | 4 | $101,000 |
| Flood | 1,703 | 7 | 10 | $1.8 billion |
| Heavy Snow | 1,518 | 4 | 17 | $3.8 million |
| Tornado | 1,081 | 84 | 363 | $9.1 billion |
| Strong Wind | 902 | 7 | 7 | $7.4 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 832 | 0 | 0 | $371,000 |
| Dense Fog | 829 | 7 | 16 | $100,000 |
| Heat | 811 | 60 | 250 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 570 | 4 | 3 | |
| High Surf | 568 | 15 | 9 | $565,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 555 | 84 | 200 | $1.0 million |
| Blizzard | 544 | 27 | 2 | $4.3 million |
| Lightning | 409 | 22 | 51 | $4.8 million |
| Wildfire | 347 | 6 | 42 | $184 million |
| Tropical Storm | 319 | 1 | 3 | $2.3 billion |
| Funnel Cloud | 289 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 251 | 1 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| Coastal Flood | 223 | 1 | 0 | $691,000 |
| Waterspout | 199 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 181 | 27 | 3 | |
| Ice Storm | 101 | 1 | 0 | $7.6 million |
| Rip Current | 69 | 48 | 25 | |
| Dust Storm | 68 | 4 | 18 | $1.9 million |
| Debris Flow | 52 | 4 | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Marine High Wind | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 34 | 3 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 33 | 32 | 7 | $1.1 billion |
| Avalanche | 30 | 16 | 53 | $633,000 |
| Marine Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 13 | 0 | 0 | $44,000 |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hurricane/Typhoon | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
| Freezing Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Dense Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seiche | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sneakerwave | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Marine Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 22 to 29, 2016
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 19 to 21, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 2016
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, August 11 to 27, 2016
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 3 to 8, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, June 1 to 3, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 17 to 18, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 27 to 30, 2016
- Blizzard in Pennsylvania, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 23 to 24, 2016
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 2016
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 17, 2016
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, August 11 to 18, 2016
- Hurricane and Tornado in South Carolina, October 8 to 25, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2016
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Heat in Nevada, July 12 to 15, 2016
- Heat in Nevada, August 1 to 2, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, November 29 to 30, 2016
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, June 18 to 20, 2016
The costliest
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, August 11 to 27, 2016
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flood in Florida, October 6 to 8, 2016
- Flooding in Louisiana, August 14 to 31, 2016
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 12 to 13, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 2016
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 23, 2016
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 12 to 14, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 17, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 2016
- Hail in Texas, November 4, 2016
- Hurricane and Tornado in South Carolina, October 8 to 25, 2016
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, September 1 to 6, 2016
- Flooding in Louisiana, March 10 to 24, 2016
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 23 to 24, 2016
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 17, 2016
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 1 to 2, 2016
- Flooding in Texas, March 10 to 24, 2016
- Wildfire in Kansas, March 22 to 29, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, October 8 to 13, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 16 to 17, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 17 to 18, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nevada, June 28 to 30, 2016
- Wildfire in California, August 16 to 22, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, March 8 to 12, 2016
By state
Events filed in each state in 2016.
- Alabama976
- Alaska150
- American Samoa7
- Arizona444
- Arkansas882
- California1,330
- Colorado1,347
- Connecticut210
- Delaware277
- District of Columbia47
- Florida1,065
- Georgia1,664
- Guam29
- Hawaii727
- Idaho280
- Illinois1,412
- Indiana1,045
- Iowa1,880
- Kansas2,225
- Kentucky2,123
- Louisiana901
- Maine385
- Maryland888
- Massachusetts889
- Michigan797
- Minnesota1,826
- Mississippi1,260
- Missouri1,512
- Montana948
- Nebraska1,554
- Nevada187
- New Hampshire168
- New Jersey722
- New Mexico482
- New York1,334
- North Carolina1,656
- North Dakota1,092
- Ohio1,051
- Oklahoma1,363
- Oregon317
- Pennsylvania898
- Puerto Rico184
- Rhode Island178
- South Carolina1,113
- South Dakota1,793
- Tennessee1,592
- Texas3,474
- U.S. Virgin Islands1
- Utah348
- Vermont210
- Virginia2,235
- Washington320
- West Virginia894
- Wisconsin1,194
- Wyoming1,636
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.