Severe Weather History


2024 Severe Weather Season in the United States

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

2024 recorded severe weather events by month
2024 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 2024

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Thunderstorm Wind19,93239$412.1M
Hail8,9400$227.0M
Flash Flood4,652113$3.1B
Flood2,44130$642.4M
Tornado2,13651$1.7B
Heavy Rain9120$168K
Funnel Cloud2780$0
Lightning19114$20.2M
Debris Flow16915$12.2M
Dust Devil62$11K
High Wind10$1K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 2024

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodBuncombe County, North Carolina150
Sep 27, 2024Debris FlowBuncombe County, North Carolina130
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodBuncombe County, North Carolina90
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodYancey County, North Carolina90
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodUnicoi County, Tennessee90
May 26, 2024Tornado EF3Cooke County, Texas780
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodHenderson County, North Carolina70
Sep 26, 2024Flash FloodAvery County, North Carolina60
Oct 9, 2024Tornado EF3St. Lucie County, Florida60
Sep 27, 2024Flash FloodMadison County, North Carolina50
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2024

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
2024-05-21EF4Taylor County, Iowa540.7 mi
2024-05-06EF4Osage County, Oklahoma240.8 mi
2024-04-27EF4Love County, Oklahoma126.8 mi
2024-04-26EF4Douglas County, Nebraska031.9 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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