Storms of 2022
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2022, 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.
2022 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2022, 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
- 69,887
- Deaths
- 1,220
- Injuries
- 1,720
- Damage
- $22 billion
- Episodes
- 10,464
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 | 17,595 | 24 | 64 | $106 million |
| Hail | 7,180 | 13 | 47 | $190 million |
| Drought | 6,873 | 0 | 350 | $813 million |
| High Wind | 5,179 | 11 | 8 | $22 million |
| Winter Weather | 4,762 | 34 | 112 | $1.4 million |
| Winter Storm | 3,644 | 22 | 157 | $25 million |
| Flash Flood | 3,097 | 79 | 31 | $1.7 billion |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 2,579 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2,318 | 4 | 7 | $1.4 million |
| Flood | 1,961 | 14 | 6 | $65 million |
| Heat | 1,947 | 226 | 94 | $5,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1,855 | 7 | 4 | $3.8 million |
| Excessive Heat | 1,416 | 355 | 145 | |
| Tornado | 1,384 | 34 | 334 | $1.1 billion |
| Strong Wind | 1,066 | 8 | 2 | $23 million |
| Heavy Rain | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | $212,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 992 | 20 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Blizzard | 854 | 66 | 76 | $79 million |
| Dense Fog | 571 | 20 | 83 | $2.9 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 423 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 421 | 20 | 60 | $633 million |
| High Surf | 341 | 5 | 6 | $122,000 |
| Ice Storm | 261 | 2 | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Lightning | 261 | 13 | 34 | $2.1 million |
| Dust Storm | 238 | 1 | 22 | $6.4 million |
| Tropical Storm | 230 | 7 | 4 | $80 million |
| Waterspout | 215 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 205 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 204 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 179 | 4 | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Marine High Wind | 105 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 88 | 3 | 0 | $31 million |
| Rip Current | 82 | 63 | 46 | $10,000 |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 45 | 20 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 32 | 3 | 3 | $6.0 million |
| Avalanche | 29 | 12 | 7 | $39,000 |
| Marine Hail | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 23 | 120 | 8 | $17 billion |
| Tropical Depression | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 10 | 0 | 6 | $51,000 |
| Tsunami | 9 | 0 | 0 | $9.5 million |
| Marine Strong Wind | 5 | 7 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Marine Dense Fog | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marine Hurricane/Typhoon | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Tropical Depression | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Seiche | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sneakerwave | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ashfall | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 19 to 23, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 14 to 18, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 8 to 13, 2022
- Heat in Texas, June 27, 2022
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, December 23 to 27, 2022
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 27 to 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 6 to 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, September 1 to 7, 2022
- Marine Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico, September 27 to 28, 2022
- Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 5, 2022
- Hurricane and Tornado in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat in Oregon, July 25 to 30, 2022
- Heat in Arizona, June 21 to 26, 2022
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 9 to 12, 2022
- Heat in Arizona, August 1 to 3, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 9 to 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 16 to 17, 2022
- Heat in Arizona, June 28 to 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 29 to 31, 2022
- Heat in Arizona, August 16 to 18, 2022
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, September 1 to 4, 2022
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Ohio, December 23 to 24, 2022
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 5, 2022
The costliest
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, August 21 to 22, 2022
- Hurricane and Tornado in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, November 8 to 10, 2022
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 5, 2022
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 2022
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, December 14, 2022
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 2022
- Drought in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2022
- Wildfire in Washington, September 9 to 30, 2022
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 31, 2022
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2022
- Drought in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2022
- Wildfire in New Mexico, May 1 to 31, 2022
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 7, 2022
- Drought in South Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2022
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 23 to 24, 2022
- Wildfire in California, May 11 to 17, 2022
- Tropical Storm in Florida, November 9 to 11, 2022
- Drought in South Dakota, July 26 to 31, 2022
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 20, 2022
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 26, 2022
- Drought in Kansas, December 1 to 31, 2022
- Tornadoes and Dust Storm in Kansas, April 29 to 30, 2022
By state
Events filed in each state in 2022.
- Alabama1,030
- Alaska332
- American Samoa24
- Arizona1,419
- Arkansas1,533
- California2,832
- Colorado1,587
- Connecticut190
- Delaware103
- District of Columbia40
- Florida1,242
- Georgia1,106
- Guam23
- Hawaii663
- Idaho510
- Illinois2,181
- Indiana1,185
- Iowa1,514
- Kansas2,324
- Kentucky2,068
- Louisiana815
- Maine415
- Maryland865
- Massachusetts439
- Michigan831
- Minnesota2,728
- Mississippi1,474
- Missouri1,925
- Montana1,901
- Nebraska2,195
- Nevada698
- New Hampshire293
- New Jersey549
- New Mexico1,173
- New York1,991
- North Carolina1,586
- North Dakota1,486
- Ohio1,565
- Oklahoma2,077
- Oregon333
- Pennsylvania1,527
- Puerto Rico340
- Rhode Island75
- South Carolina1,146
- South Dakota2,741
- Tennessee1,599
- Texas5,414
- U.S. Virgin Islands9
- Utah540
- Vermont371
- Virginia2,017
- Washington477
- West Virginia1,205
- Wisconsin1,266
- Wyoming926
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.