Storms of 2023
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2023, 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.
2023 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2023, 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
- 75,593
- Deaths
- 1,463
- Injuries
- 3,857
- Damage
- $18 billion
- Episodes
- 10,359
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 | 21,237 | 13 | 60 | $214 million |
| Hail | 11,761 | 25 | 76 | $2.3 billion |
| Drought | 5,815 | 0 | 0 | $567 million |
| Excessive Heat | 5,024 | 723 | 1,628 | $1.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 3,625 | 56 | 79 | $1.8 billion |
| High Wind | 3,491 | 10 | 16 | $6.8 million |
| Heat | 3,323 | 157 | 234 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2,891 | 18 | 98 | $5.4 million |
| Flood | 2,846 | 33 | 9 | $440 million |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 2,643 | 2 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2,540 | 11 | 59 | $35 million |
| Winter Storm | 2,348 | 6 | 119 | $91 million |
| Tornado | 1,522 | 118 | 1,090 | $1.8 billion |
| Strong Wind | 1,101 | 8 | 10 | $4.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 875 | 1 | 0 | $152,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 533 | 0 | 5 | $7.3 million |
| Dense Fog | 444 | 18 | 87 | $6.8 million |
| Blizzard | 433 | 9 | 53 | $3.9 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 408 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Wildfire | 297 | 107 | 67 | $5.9 billion |
| Ice Storm | 283 | 5 | 0 | $55 million |
| Lightning | 264 | 4 | 24 | $11 million |
| Tropical Storm | 226 | 3 | 2 | $451,000 |
| Waterspout | 216 | 0 | 2 | $1,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 212 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 210 | 2 | 2 | $209,000 |
| Debris Flow | 165 | 2 | 4 | $4.8 million |
| High Surf | 147 | 8 | 14 | $1.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 121 | 12 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Rip Current | 110 | 78 | 46 | |
| Dust Storm | 84 | 8 | 39 | $636,000 |
| Avalanche | 54 | 18 | 16 | $5.5 million |
| Marine High Wind | 52 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 33 | 3 | 7 | $105,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 16 | 4 | 8 | $4.5 billion |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sneakerwave | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sleet | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ashfall | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Tropical Depression | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hurricane/Typhoon | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Dust Devil | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Marine Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, July 11 to 22, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 23 to 29, 2023
- Wildfire in Hawaii, August 8 to 16, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 14 to 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 1 to 7, 2023
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, August 25 to 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 6 to 10, 2023
- Heat in Arizona, August 9 to 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 15 to 17, 2023
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, March 24, 2023
- Heat in Arizona, July 9 to 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Texas, August 1 to 14, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 9, 2023
- Heat in Arizona, June 20 to 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, September 6 to 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, July 1 to 5, 2023
- Heat in Arizona, August 1 to 3, 2023
- Heat in Arizona, August 7 to 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 25 to 30, 2023
- Heat in Nevada, August 2 to 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, August 1 to 6, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, January 12, 2023
- Dust Storm in Illinois, May 1, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 24, 2023
The costliest
- Wildfire in Hawaii, August 8 to 16, 2023
- Hurricane in Guam, May 23 to 25, 2023
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 19, 2023
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 24 to 25, 2023
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, August 19 to 21, 2023
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 2, 2023
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 30, 2023
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 19, 2023
- Flooding in California, January 1 to 17, 2023
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 17 to 18, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 24, 2023
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, July 9 to 11, 2023
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 2023
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, March 24, 2023
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 13, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 31, 2023
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 1, 2023
- Drought in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2023
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 2023
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, March 24, 2023
- Wildfire in Washington, August 18 to 31, 2023
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 11, 2023
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Tennessee, March 3, 2023
By state
Events filed in each state in 2023.
- Alabama2,125
- Alaska385
- American Samoa31
- Arizona1,012
- Arkansas1,510
- California3,148
- Colorado2,102
- Connecticut240
- Delaware109
- District of Columbia17
- Florida1,669
- Georgia2,708
- Guam22
- Hawaii268
- Idaho581
- Illinois2,505
- Indiana1,128
- Iowa1,886
- Kansas2,837
- Kentucky1,617
- Louisiana2,199
- Maine663
- Maryland649
- Massachusetts475
- Michigan792
- Minnesota1,690
- Mississippi1,942
- Missouri2,303
- Montana1,124
- Nebraska2,335
- Nevada656
- New Hampshire291
- New Jersey630
- New Mexico1,257
- New York1,825
- North Carolina1,380
- North Dakota781
- Ohio1,099
- Oklahoma3,764
- Oregon339
- Pennsylvania1,624
- Puerto Rico284
- Rhode Island83
- South Carolina926
- South Dakota2,024
- Tennessee1,854
- Texas7,689
- U.S. Virgin Islands16
- Utah689
- Vermont351
- Virginia1,508
- Washington284
- West Virginia846
- Wisconsin1,325
- Wyoming1,002
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.