Storms of 2026
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 2026, 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.
2026 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 2026, 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
- 39,062
- Deaths
- 316
- Injuries
- 526
- Damage
- $3.0 billion
- Episodes
- 4,662
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 | 11,388 | 6 | 33 | $20 million |
| Hail | 5,455 | 2 | 41 | $23 million |
| Drought | 4,376 | 0 | 0 | $390,000 |
| High Wind | 2,610 | 6 | 6 | $7.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 1,957 | 37 | 79 | $5.5 million |
| Winter Weather | 1,908 | 9 | 55 | $5.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 1,709 | 12 | 18 | $1.1 billion |
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | $44,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1,175 | 10 | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1,123 | 30 | 1 | $5.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 1,015 | 4 | 9 | $385,000 |
| Tornado | 990 | 28 | 145 | $1.1 billion |
| Flood | 764 | 9 | 1 | $22 million |
| Heat | 505 | 54 | 6 | |
| Strong Wind | 473 | 2 | 3 | $415,000 |
| Dense Fog | 453 | 7 | 11 | |
| Blizzard | 365 | 9 | 10 | $53,000 |
| Wildfire | 267 | 3 | 14 | $115 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 261 | 0 | 0 | $54 million |
| Ice Storm | 179 | 22 | 14 | $30 million |
| Excessive Heat | 177 | 9 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 96 | 2 | 2 | $12,000 |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 62 | 1 | 14 | $446,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 51 | 0 | 2 | $153,000 |
| Waterspout | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 40 | 2 | 1 | $128,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 31 | 19 | 28 | |
| Debris Flow | 28 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| High Surf | 17 | 4 | 12 | $150,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 14 | 16 | 7 | $5,000 |
| Marine Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sneakerwave | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marine Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 4 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ashfall | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 1 | 1 | 3 | $10,000 |
| Hurricane | 1 | 11 | 5 | $533 million |
| Marine Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
- Heat in Arizona, June 13 to 17, 2026
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Guam, April 10 to 16, 2026
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 25, 2026
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, February 15 to 18, 2026
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 23 to 28, 2026
- Cold in Tennessee, January 24 to 27, 2026
- Heat in Arizona, June 19 to 22, 2026
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 24 to 27, 2026
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Tennessee, January 24 to 26, 2026
- Cold in Louisiana, January 24 to 27, 2026
- Heat in Arizona, June 8 to 12, 2026
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 24 to 26, 2026
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, February 22 to 23, 2026
- Heat in Arizona, June 2 to 6, 2026
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 23 to 25, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 13 to 14, 2026
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, June 23 to 26, 2026
- Heat in Arizona, June 27 to 30, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 24 to 27, 2026
- Flooding in Indiana, March 4 to 9, 2026
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 3 to 6, 2026
- Rip Currents in Puerto Rico, March 18, 2026
- Excessive Heat in Oregon, June 13 to 15, 2026
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, June 25 to 28, 2026
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 11, 2026
The costliest
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Hawaii, March 20 to 23, 2026
- Tornado and Flooding in Missouri, April 27 to 28, 2026
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Guam, April 10 to 16, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 26 to 27, 2026
- Frost and Freeze in Pennsylvania, April 19 to 21, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, April 17, 2026
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 23 to 25, 2026
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, April 14, 2026
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Hawaii, March 12 to 15, 2026
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, February 19, 2026
- Wildfire in Colorado, April 22, 2026
- Wildfire in Nebraska, March 12 to 28, 2026
- Wildfire in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, March 6, 2026
- Wildfire in Georgia, April 20 to 30, 2026
- Flash Flooding in Hawaii, February 21, 2026
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 17, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 24 to 27, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, April 14, 2026
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, April 17, 2026
- Flooding and Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2026
- Wildfire in Nebraska, March 12 to 27, 2026
- Flash Flood in Idaho, June 26, 2026
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 2026
- Wildfire in Georgia, April 18 to 30, 2026
By state
Events filed in each state in 2026.
- Alabama913
- Alaska213
- American Samoa19
- Arizona119
- Arkansas737
- California565
- Colorado745
- Connecticut98
- Delaware77
- District of Columbia14
- Florida859
- Georgia1,210
- Guam3
- Hawaii60
- Idaho306
- Illinois2,086
- Indiana1,131
- Iowa764
- Kansas1,597
- Kentucky780
- Louisiana770
- Maine299
- Maryland431
- Massachusetts134
- Michigan785
- Minnesota1,152
- Mississippi1,040
- Missouri1,281
- Montana830
- Nebraska998
- Nevada138
- New Hampshire183
- New Jersey376
- New Mexico534
- New York1,083
- North Carolina906
- North Dakota527
- Ohio1,066
- Oklahoma1,673
- Oregon55
- Pennsylvania1,259
- Puerto Rico149
- Rhode Island22
- South Carolina397
- South Dakota993
- Tennessee825
- Texas3,313
- Utah229
- Vermont205
- Virginia881
- Washington53
- West Virginia1,168
- Wisconsin1,091
- Wyoming576
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.