39,658
Recorded events
3,043
Counties affected
264
Direct deaths
$6.2B
Property damage
The 2024 severe weather season produced 39,658 recorded events across 3,043 U.S. counties, with 264 direct deaths. It ranks #6 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2024 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2024
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19,932 | 39 | $412.1M |
| Hail | 8,940 | 0 | $227.0M |
| Flash Flood | 4,652 | 113 | $3.1B |
| Flood | 2,441 | 30 | $642.4M |
| Tornado | 2,136 | 51 | $1.7B |
| Heavy Rain | 912 | 0 | $168K |
| Funnel Cloud | 278 | 0 | $0 |
| Lightning | 191 | 14 | $20.2M |
| Debris Flow | 169 | 15 | $12.2M |
| Dust Devil | 6 | 2 | $11K |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | $1K |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2024
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Buncombe County, North Carolina | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Debris Flow | Buncombe County, North Carolina | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Buncombe County, North Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Yancey County, North Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Unicoi County, Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
| May 26, 2024 | Tornado EF3 | Cooke County, Texas | 7 | 80 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Henderson County, North Carolina | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Flash Flood | Avery County, North Carolina | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Tornado EF3 | St. Lucie County, Florida | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Flash Flood | Madison County, North Carolina | 5 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2024
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-21 | EF4 | Taylor County, Iowa | 5 | 40.7 mi |
| 2024-05-06 | EF4 | Osage County, Oklahoma | 2 | 40.8 mi |
| 2024-04-27 | EF4 | Love County, Oklahoma | 1 | 26.8 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | EF4 | Douglas County, Nebraska | 0 | 31.9 mi |