Severe Weather History


1992 Severe Weather Season in the United States

13,527

Recorded events

2,460

Counties affected

54

Direct deaths

$1.4B

Property damage

The 1992 severe weather season produced 13,527 recorded events across 2,460 U.S. counties, with 54 direct deaths. It ranks #33 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

1992 severe weather by month

1992 recorded severe weather events by month
1992 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 1992

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Thunderstorm Wind6,43814$0
Hail5,6851$0
Tornado1,40439$1.4B
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 1992

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Nov 22, 1992Tornado F4Rankin County, Mississippi1098
Nov 22, 1992Tornado F4Putnam County, Georgia455
May 28, 1992Thunderstorm WindTravis County, Texas40
Oct 3, 1992Tornado F3Pinellas County, Florida375
Mar 10, 1992Tornado F3Lauderdale County, Mississippi357
Jul 8, 1992Thunderstorm WindIdaho County, Idaho20
Nov 23, 1992Tornado F3Orange County, North Carolina210
Nov 22, 1992Tornado F1Webster County, Mississippi20
Mar 10, 1992Tornado F3Hale County, Alabama27
Aug 26, 1992Tornado F3St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana232
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1992

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
1992-06-16EF5Nobles County, Minnesota116.0 mi
1992-11-21EF4Copiah County, Mississippi12128.0 mi
1992-11-22EF4Jones County, Georgia532.0 mi
1992-11-22EF4Carroll County, Kentucky126.7 mi
1992-06-27EF4Moore County, Texas020.0 mi
1992-06-16EF4Murray County, Minnesota07.0 mi
1992-06-15EF4McPherson County, Kansas06.0 mi
1992-06-15EF4Mitchell County, Kansas03.0 mi
1992-05-11EF4Pittsburg County, Oklahoma010.0 mi
1992-03-09EF4Sharkey County, Mississippi020.0 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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