Storms of 2017
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2017, 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.
2017 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2017, 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
- 57,041
- Deaths
- 721
- Injuries
- 1,970
- Damage
- $82 billion
- Episodes
- 8,981
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 | 16,472 | 17 | 92 | $48 million |
| Hail | 10,398 | 10 | 45 | $340 million |
| Flash Flood | 3,662 | 42 | 65 | $3.8 billion |
| High Wind | 3,536 | 12 | 24 | $595 million |
| Winter Weather | 2,806 | 24 | 42 | $2.1 million |
| Flood | 2,472 | 11 | 9 | $881 million |
| Winter Storm | 2,245 | 10 | 21 | $6.8 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 2,088 | 4 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 1,705 | 3 | 2 | $255 million |
| Tornado | 1,663 | 140 | 594 | $43 billion |
| Heavy Rain | 1,469 | 2 | 0 | $52 million |
| Drought | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | $357,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1,096 | 10 | 24 | $7.1 million |
| Dense Fog | 505 | 4 | 21 | $349,000 |
| Heat | 500 | 87 | 104 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 456 | 7 | 1 | |
| High Surf | 436 | 6 | 3 | $1.2 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 409 | 0 | 0 | $204 million |
| Lightning | 365 | 14 | 43 | $2.7 million |
| Wildfire | 358 | 26 | 54 | $159 million |
| Tropical Storm | 357 | 26 | 9 | $5.5 billion |
| Blizzard | 356 | 2 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| Ice Storm | 339 | 4 | 515 | $65 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 285 | 23 | 16 | $750 million |
| Excessive Heat | 260 | 74 | 102 | $10,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 255 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Waterspout | 232 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 191 | 0 | 3 | $20 million |
| Coastal Flood | 175 | 1 | 5 | $6.5 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 169 | 6 | 10 | $31 million |
| Rip Current | 80 | 58 | 44 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 45 | 85 | 104 | $26 billion |
| Marine Hail | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 39 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Dust Storm | 39 | 3 | 8 | $1.3 million |
| Avalanche | 27 | 3 | 4 | $83,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hurricane/Typhoon | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 10 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Lakeshore Flood | 10 | 2 | 0 | $894,000 |
| Dust Devil | 6 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 5 | 1 | 4 | $20,000 |
| Sneakerwave | 3 | 3 | 1 | $100,000 |
| Marine Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 9 to 14, 2017
- Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 20 to 22, 2017
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Texas, August 26 to 31, 2017
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 6 to 8, 2017
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 17 to 25, 2017
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Georgia, January 21 to 23, 2017
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 8 to 30, 2017
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 15, 2017
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 10 to 11, 2017
- Excessive Heat in California, June 17 to 23, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arizona, July 15, 2017
- Heat in Texas, July 22, 2017
- Hurricane and Storm Surge in Florida, September 9 to 11, 2017
- Wildfire in California, October 8 to 28, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, July 1 to 5, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, July 20 to 24, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, June 3 to 7, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, August 1 to 4, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, August 6 to 10, 2017
- Excessive Heat in California, September 1, 2017
- Cold in Wisconsin, December 25 to 31, 2017
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 28 to 30, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 12 to 14, 2017
- Heat in Nevada, July 28 to 31, 2017
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017
- Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 20 to 22, 2017
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Texas, August 26 to 31, 2017
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 8 to 30, 2017
- Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, May 8, 2017
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 10 to 11, 2017
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 9 to 14, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 6 to 7, 2017
- Cold in South Carolina, March 16, 2017
- Flooding in California, February 11 to 13, 2017
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Georgia, January 21 to 23, 2017
- High Wind in Michigan, March 8, 2017
- High Wind in Michigan, March 8, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 2017
- Frost and Freeze in Georgia, March 16, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Michigan, June 22 to 28, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, April 28 to 30, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 18 to 19, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 18 to 19, 2017
- Flood in Michigan, June 23 to 24, 2017
- Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 26 to 31, 2017
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Texas, August 26 to 30, 2017
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 10 to 11, 2017
- Flash Flood and Flood in Texas, June 30, 2017
By state
Events filed in each state in 2017.
- Alabama1,301
- Alaska231
- American Samoa13
- Arizona498
- Arkansas1,212
- California1,889
- Colorado1,095
- Connecticut201
- Delaware152
- District of Columbia46
- Florida1,155
- Georgia1,679
- Guam7
- Hawaii629
- Idaho520
- Illinois1,732
- Indiana954
- Iowa1,942
- Kansas2,153
- Kentucky1,345
- Louisiana825
- Maine368
- Maryland851
- Massachusetts757
- Michigan628
- Minnesota1,314
- Mississippi1,039
- Missouri2,289
- Montana969
- Nebraska1,544
- Nevada272
- New Hampshire295
- New Jersey628
- New Mexico761
- New York2,024
- North Carolina1,224
- North Dakota720
- Ohio1,473
- Oklahoma1,933
- Oregon398
- Pennsylvania1,499
- Puerto Rico222
- Rhode Island68
- South Carolina912
- South Dakota1,423
- Tennessee1,404
- Texas3,621
- U.S. Virgin Islands3
- Utah262
- Vermont346
- Virginia1,544
- Washington546
- West Virginia631
- Wisconsin1,346
- Wyoming1,641
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.