Sleet
Sleet accumulating half an inch or more. 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 sleet 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
- 872
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $5.3 million
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.
- Sleet in Missouri, February 21 to 22, 2008Another winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and some light snow across Central, Southeast, and East Central Missouri starting during the early morning hours on the 21st and finally ending shortly after midnight on the 22nd. Enough freezing rain fell across Madison, St.
- Cold and Sleet in Texas, January 1, 2018A cold arctic air mass moved into South Texas for New Year's Day. Sleet was observed in the northern Coastal Bend. This caused icy conditions for roadways. A seven vehicle crash occurred on an icy overpass in Live Oak County resulting in one fatality.
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Texas, February 2 to 3, 2022The combination of an arctic airmass, abundant moisture and an upper level storm system resulted in a winter storm with widespread snow/sleet/freezing rain across much of west central Texas on February 2nd and 3rd.
The costliest
Damage from this kind of event within each episode, in the dollars of its year.
- Sleet and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 6, 2017
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm and Hail in Texas, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather and Sleet in Mississippi, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Louisiana, February 15, 2021
- Sleet in Louisiana, January 6, 2017
- Flood and Sleet in Texas, November 22 to 23, 2014
- Cold and Sleet in Texas, January 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 16 to 17, 2018
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Texas, March 8, 2012
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Texas, March 4 to 5, 2015
- Sleet in Texas, November 22, 2013
- Sleet in Idaho, April 5, 2019
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Texas, November 24 to 25, 2013
- Sleet in Mississippi, March 5, 2015
By state
| State or waters | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 137 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | 105 | 0 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| New Jersey | 76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Texas | 70 | 2 | 8 | $761,000 |
| Illinois | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 49 | 2 | 7 | |
| Pennsylvania | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alabama | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michigan | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maine | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | 33 | 0 | 0 | $650,000 |
| Georgia | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
| Florida | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maryland | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delaware | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idaho | 3 | 0 | 3 | $10,000 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 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.