Severe Weather History


July Severe Weather in the United States

223,959

Recorded events

17.3%

Share of the whole archive

1,098

Direct deaths

$13.8B

Property damage

July severe weather accounts for 223,959 recorded events — 17.3% of everything in the U.S. archive — spread across 3,144 counties, with 1,098 direct deaths since 1950.

Recorded severe weather events by month across the whole U.S. archive
Recorded severe weather events by month across the whole U.S. archive

By hazard type

What hits the U.S. in July

HazardEventsDeaths
Thunderstorm Wind125,099267
Hail54,4970
Flash Flood20,075384
Tornado7,62773
Heavy Rain4,8548
Lightning4,743280
Flood4,38223
Funnel Cloud1,7350
Wildfire3698
Debris Flow2453
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · every year since 1950 combined

By state

States with the most July severe weather

RankStateEvents
#1Kansas10,742
#2South Dakota10,142
#3Minnesota9,318
#4Nebraska9,169
#5New York8,791
#6Pennsylvania8,567
#7Iowa8,279
#8Virginia7,866
#9North Carolina7,624
#10Ohio7,564
#11Wisconsin7,021
#12Illinois6,960
#13North Dakota6,770
#14Texas6,570
#15Colorado6,458
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · all years combined

Significant events

The deadliest July events on record

DateEventCountyDeaths
Jul 4, 2025Flash FloodKerr County, Texas61
Jul 4, 2025Flash FloodKerr County, Texas45
Jul 20, 2018Thunderstorm WindStone County, Missouri17
Jul 28, 2022Flash FloodKnott County, Kentucky16
Jul 7, 1984Thunderstorm WindMadison County, Alabama11
Jul 15, 2017Flash FloodGila County, Arizona10
Jul 4, 2025Flash FloodKerr County, Texas10
Jul 28, 2022Flash FloodBreathitt County, Kentucky10
Jul 15, 2023Flash FloodBucks County, Pennsylvania7
Jul 28, 2022Flash FloodPerry County, Kentucky6
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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