Storms of 2021
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2021, 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.
2021 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2021, 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
- 61,389
- Deaths
- 1,260
- Injuries
- 1,666
- Damage
- $20 billion
- Episodes
- 9,484
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 | 15,533 | 19 | 83 | $175 million |
| Hail | 6,272 | 5 | 17 | $616 million |
| Flash Flood | 4,797 | 118 | 87 | $1.6 billion |
| High Wind | 4,599 | 12 | 15 | $222 million |
| Drought | 4,083 | 0 | 0 | $147 million |
| Winter Weather | 3,914 | 17 | 87 | $3.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 2,945 | 61 | 44 | $198 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 2,684 | 15 | 0 | $50 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2,236 | 8 | 14 | $1.1 million |
| Flood | 2,031 | 5 | 6 | $98 million |
| Tornado | 1,545 | 159 | 925 | $1.7 billion |
| Heavy Rain | 1,362 | 7 | 7 | $56 million |
| Heat | 1,333 | 135 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 978 | 66 | 0 | $61 million |
| Excessive Heat | 870 | 351 | 69 | $8.7 million |
| Strong Wind | 863 | 7 | 10 | $3.5 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 728 | 28 | 4 | $48 million |
| Dense Fog | 617 | 11 | 25 | $1.2 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 581 | 2 | 1 | $467 million |
| Ice Storm | 378 | 22 | 106 | $10 million |
| High Surf | 355 | 13 | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Wildfire | 352 | 12 | 55 | $2.1 billion |
| Tropical Storm | 276 | 1 | 0 | $22 million |
| Blizzard | 253 | 4 | 6 | $28 million |
| Lightning | 242 | 8 | 34 | $931,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 214 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Debris Flow | 212 | 1 | 2 | $151 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 183 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 179 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 120 | 99 | 26 | |
| Dust Storm | 111 | 4 | 25 | $1.1 million |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 101 | 9 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 77 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 49 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 39 | 30 | 0 | $12 billion |
| Avalanche | 32 | 26 | 13 | |
| Tropical Depression | 31 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Marine Hail | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Marine Hurricane/Typhoon | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 11 | 0 | 0 | $385,000 |
| Marine Tropical Depression | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Dense Fog | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 3 | 1 | 4 | $5,000 |
| Sneakerwave | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat in Oregon, June 26 to 29, 2021
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, June 12 to 20, 2021
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, February 12 to 16, 2021
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, December 10 to 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 6 to 11, 2021
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 2021
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 19, 2021
- Heat in Arizona, July 18 to 23, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 1 to 6, 2021
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, August 21, 2021
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 15, 2021
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, December 10 to 11, 2021
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 1 to 2, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 25 to 30, 2021
- Heat in Arizona, August 7 to 8, 2021
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 1 to 2, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 12 to 20, 2021
- Heat in Arizona, September 4 to 8, 2021
- Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 5, 2021
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 13, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, February 9 to 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 25 to 29, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New Jersey, September 1 to 3, 2021
- Heat in Arizona, August 29 to 31, 2021
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, September 11 to 13, 2021
The costliest
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 2021
- Wildfire and High Wind in Colorado, December 30, 2021
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 17 to 19, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 28, 2021
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 1 to 2, 2021
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 24 to 25, 2021
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, February 13 to 18, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 1 to 2, 2021
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 17 to 18, 2021
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 18 to 19, 2021
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, June 25 to 26, 2021
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 19, 2021
- Debris Flows and Hail in Colorado, July 29, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 9, 2021
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, August 21, 2021
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, February 12 to 16, 2021
- Drought in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2021
- Heavy Rain in Texas, July 6 to 8, 2021
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Washington, November 12 to 19, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Hawaii, March 6 to 11, 2021
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 13, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 18 to 19, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 18 to 19, 2021
By state
Events filed in each state in 2021.
- Alabama1,186
- Alaska283
- American Samoa14
- Arizona1,301
- Arkansas982
- California2,820
- Colorado1,844
- Connecticut303
- Delaware97
- District of Columbia49
- Florida920
- Georgia847
- Guam19
- Hawaii699
- Idaho390
- Illinois1,618
- Indiana981
- Iowa1,786
- Kansas1,962
- Kentucky1,627
- Louisiana784
- Maine323
- Maryland1,103
- Massachusetts585
- Michigan964
- Minnesota1,451
- Mississippi1,165
- Missouri1,646
- Montana1,424
- Nebraska1,611
- Nevada450
- New Hampshire211
- New Jersey962
- New Mexico1,300
- New York2,395
- North Carolina904
- North Dakota1,196
- Ohio1,072
- Oklahoma1,324
- Oregon391
- Pennsylvania2,250
- Puerto Rico199
- Rhode Island72
- South Carolina465
- South Dakota1,860
- Tennessee1,285
- Texas4,623
- U.S. Virgin Islands7
- Utah546
- Vermont350
- Virginia2,301
- Washington381
- West Virginia860
- Wisconsin1,165
- Wyoming946
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.