Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground. Every one the National Weather Service has filed, by year and by state, with the deadliest and costliest.
The deadliest and costliest on the map
The deadliest and costliest funnel cloud episodes on record.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 9,994
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $124,000
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.
Every year
Deaths each year
The deadliest
Deaths from this kind of event within each episode.
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage from this kind of event within each episode, in the dollars of its year.
- Funnel Cloud in Tennessee, May 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flood in Tennessee, April 27 to 28, 2011
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, December 5, 2005
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 28, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, September 12, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 27, 1999
- Hail in Alabama, June 5, 2012
- Funnel Cloud in Tennessee, July 4, 2017
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 25 to 26, 2011
- Damaging Wind in California, October 13 to 14, 2025
By state
| State or waters | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1,095 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Iowa | 753 | 0 | 0 | |
| Texas | 729 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | 698 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Dakota | 541 | 0 | 0 | |
| California | 444 | 0 | 0 | $20 |
| Wisconsin | 430 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 381 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 304 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alabama | 246 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Kansas | 245 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 225 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Arizona | 219 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 218 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia | 218 | 0 | 2 | |
| Colorado | 210 | 0 | 0 | |
| Montana | 207 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | 179 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 176 | 0 | 0 | $71,000 |
| New Mexico | 175 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 172 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Dakota | 171 | 0 | 1 | |
| Louisiana | 169 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idaho | 142 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Mississippi | 126 | 0 | 0 | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | 119 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oregon | 108 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virginia | 107 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 103 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| New York | 97 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indiana | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rico | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hawaii | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ohio | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Utah | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maryland | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michigan | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevada | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delaware | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guam | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maine | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connecticut | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alaska | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vermont | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every kind of event
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Hail
- Flash Flood
- High Wind
- Winter Storm
- Drought
- Winter Weather
- Tornado
- Heavy Snow
- Flood
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind
- Heat
- Heavy Rain
- Strong Wind
- Excessive Heat
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Lightning
- Dense Fog
- Blizzard
- Frost/Freeze
- Ice Storm
- High Surf
- Funnel Cloud
- Wildfire
- Tropical Storm
- Waterspout
- Coastal Flood
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Debris Flow
- Hurricane (Typhoon)
- Dust Storm
- Rip Current
- Storm Surge/Tide
- Marine High Wind
- Sleet
- Avalanche
- Marine Hail
- Astronomical Low Tide
- Marine Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Freezing Fog
- Lakeshore Flood
- Dust Devil
- Marine Strong Wind
- Dense Smoke
- Marine Hurricane/Typhoon
- Volcanic Ashfall
- Seiche
- Sneakerwave
- Volcanic Ash
- Tsunami
- Marine Tropical Depression
- Marine Dense Fog
- Northern Lights
- Marine Lightning
- Hurricane
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.