Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph). 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 tropical storm 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
- 7,151
- Deaths
- 299
- Injuries
- 430
- Damage
- $22 billion
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.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 9 to 14, 2017Major Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 hurricane around 330 PM EDT on September 10th. The storm traveled north through southwest Florida through the evening.
- Tropical Storm in Texas, June 5 to 10, 2001Tropical Storm Allison formed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico during the early afternoon of June 5th, 80 miles south of Galveston. Allison moved northward, making landfall on the west end of Galveston Island between midnight and 1am on the 6th, less than 12 hours after forming.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 26 to 27, 2024Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 27, 2024Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 27 to 28, 2024Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 9 to 10, 2024Hurricane Milton moved ashore the west-central Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane on Oct 9 around 1930EST.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 10 to 11, 2017Hurricane Irma moved northward over the far western Florida peninsula between the afternoon of September 10 and the morning of September 11 at Category 1-2 strength.
- Tropical Storm in Guam, March 11 to 16, 2015Tropical Storm Bavi (03W) moved across Micronesia between March 11th and March|16th. The storm did cause some damages across the region and may have sunk an 83-foot fishing vessel.
- Tropical Storm in New York, August 4, 2020Category 1 Hurricane Isaias with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, NC at 11:10 pm on August 3rd. Isaias' intensity weakened back to Tropical Storm strength as its forward speed increased to near 30 mph early morning of August 4th.
- Tornado and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 25 to 29, 2024Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 21 to 23, 2008Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022Hurricane Ian formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23 and moved through the western Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic making four separate landfalls.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, July 25 to 31, 2020Hurricane Hanna, the 2020 Atlantic season's first Hurricane, made landfall along the unpopulated Padre Island National Seashore on the mid-Kenedy County coastline as a Category 1 storm at around 5 PM Central Time Saturday, July 25th, carrying sustained 90 mph winds with gusts…
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 13 to 25, 2018A ridge of high pressure over eastern North America stalled Florence's forward motion a few miles off the southeast North Carolina coast on September 13th.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 13 to 18, 2018Hurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest from the eastern tip to Cuba, reaching the extreme western coast of Grand Bahama Island during the evening of October 6 at Category 4 strength.
- Tropical Storm in Puerto Rico, September 14 to 17, 2004Tropical Storm Jeanne and its associated weather affected Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra from Sep. 14-17.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 17, 2016Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 30, 2022Hurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 4 to 5, 2024Hurricane Debby made landfall north of the local area along the Big Bend region of Florida near Steinhatchee around 7 AM EST on August 5th as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and a minimum pressure of 979 mb.
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 4 to 7, 2004Hurricane "Frances"Hurricane "Frances" made landfall along the central Florida coast and, as a weakening system, moved west-northwest across central Florida and then northwestwards into southwest Georgia.
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 26 to 27, 2024Helene first developed into a tropical storm in the northwest Caribbean Sea in the late morning of September 24, and strengthened into a hurricane near the Yucatan peninsula about 24 hours later.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 2011Hurricane Irene made landfall during the morning of the 27th, near Cape Lookout, as a large category 1 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 7 to 12, 1998Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.
The costliest
Damage from this kind of event within each episode, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm in Texas, June 5 to 10, 2001
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flood in Florida, October 6 to 8, 2016
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 10 to 11, 2017
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 27, 2024
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, July 23 to 28, 2008
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, October 9 to 10, 2020
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 9 to 10, 2024
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 9 to 14, 2017
- Tropical Storm in Maryland, September 18 to 19, 2003
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, July 25 to 31, 2020
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Guam, April 10 to 16, 2026
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 26 to 27, 2024
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 7 to 12, 1998
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 12 to 15, 2008
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 13 to 18, 2018
- Tropical Storm in Arizona, September 25, 1997
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 2011
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 15 to 16, 2020
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 5 to 6, 2004
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, August 26 to 27, 2020
- Tropical Storm in Puerto Rico, September 14 to 17, 2004
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 28, 2022
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 25 to 27, 2004
- Tornado and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 25 to 29, 2024
By state
| State or waters | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,979 | 29 | 19 | $1.0 billion |
| Florida | 1,357 | 118 | 86 | $6.2 billion |
| North Carolina | 644 | 28 | 5 | $875 million |
| Louisiana | 531 | 6 | 29 | $1.4 billion |
| South Carolina | 417 | 39 | 9 | $478 million |
| Texas | 322 | 31 | 5 | $9.6 billion |
| Alabama | 312 | 0 | 13 | $57 million |
| Mississippi | 273 | 2 | 4 | $88 million |
| Virginia | 221 | 7 | 30 | $184 million |
| Arkansas | 149 | 1 | 4 | $35 million |
| Puerto Rico | 129 | 4 | 2 | $177 million |
| New Jersey | 108 | 1 | 10 | $40 million |
| Maryland | 101 | 3 | 201 | $555 million |
| Massachusetts | 95 | 0 | 3 | $35 million |
| New York | 85 | 11 | 2 | $19 million |
| Maine | 67 | 1 | 1 | $40,000 |
| Guam | 61 | 13 | 1 | $465 million |
| Pennsylvania | 55 | 1 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Tennessee | 44 | 0 | 0 | $545,000 |
| Connecticut | 40 | 2 | 2 | $114 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 30 | 0 | 0 | $6.3 million |
| New Hampshire | 29 | 2 | 2 | $80,000 |
| Rhode Island | 27 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| California | 23 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Delaware | 20 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Hawaii | 13 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| American Samoa | 9 | 0 | 0 | $62 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | $128 million |
| Vermont | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 2 | 0 | 2 | $300,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
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.