Records & rankings

U.S. severe weather records

The biggest, deadliest and costliest events in the U.S. record — by hazard, state and decade. Explore national hazard hubs and per-state histories below.

By hazard

TornadoNational records HailNational records FloodNational records HurricaneNational records High WindNational records LightningNational records Winter StormNational records WildfireNational records

By state

AlabamaAL AlaskaAK American SamoaAS ArizonaAZ ArkansasAR CaliforniaCA ColoradoCO ConnecticutCT DelawareDE District of ColumbiaDC FloridaFL GeorgiaGA GuamGU HawaiiHI IdahoID IllinoisIL IndianaIN IowaIA KansasKS KentuckyKY LouisianaLA MaineME MarylandMD MassachusettsMA MichiganMI MinnesotaMN MississippiMS MissouriMO MontanaMT NebraskaNE NevadaNV New HampshireNH New JerseyNJ New MexicoNM New YorkNY North CarolinaNC North DakotaND Northern Mariana IslandsMP OhioOH OklahomaOK OregonOR PennsylvaniaPA Puerto RicoPR Rhode IslandRI South CarolinaSC South DakotaSD TennesseeTN TexasTX U.S. Virgin IslandsVI UtahUT VermontVT VirginiaVA WashingtonWA West VirginiaWV WisconsinWI WyomingWY