32,498
Recorded events
2,993
Counties affected
191
Direct deaths
$5.0B
Property damage
The 2014 severe weather season produced 32,498 recorded events across 2,993 U.S. counties, with 191 direct deaths. It ranks #21 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2014 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2014
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13,831 | 29 | $232.6M |
| Hail | 9,963 | 0 | $1.4B |
| Flash Flood | 3,233 | 32 | $2.5B |
| Flood | 1,874 | 9 | $148.3M |
| Heavy Rain | 1,624 | 2 | $2.3M |
| Tornado | 1,064 | 47 | $622.3M |
| Lightning | 498 | 26 | $30.2M |
| Funnel Cloud | 333 | 0 | $0 |
| Debris Flow | 62 | 46 | $63.1M |
| Dust Devil | 11 | 0 | $60K |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | $150K |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2014
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2014 | Debris Flow | Snohomish County, Washington | 43 | 12 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | Tornado EF4 | Faulkner County, Arkansas | 12 | 167 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | Tornado EF4 | Winston County, Mississippi | 10 | 81 |
| Jul 8, 2014 | Tornado EF2 | Madison County, New York | 4 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northampton County, Virginia | 3 | 31 |
| May 25, 2014 | Debris Flow | Mesa County, Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Tornado EF3 | Marion County, Mississippi | 3 | 50 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | Tornado EF3 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | 3 | 25 |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Flash Flood | Whitley County, Kentucky | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | Tornado EF1 | Keokuk County, Iowa | 2 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2014
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-27 | EF4 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | 16 | 41.1 mi |
| 2014-04-28 | EF4 | Leake County, Mississippi | 10 | 33.4 mi |
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | Stanton County, Nebraska | 1 | 23.9 mi |
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | Stanton County, Nebraska | 1 | 11.5 mi |
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | Stanton County, Nebraska | 0 | 12.1 mi |
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | Wayne County, Nebraska | 0 | 15.8 mi |
| 2014-06-18 | EF4 | Jerauld County, South Dakota | 0 | 11.5 mi |