35,099
Recorded events
2,986
Counties affected
293
Direct deaths
$3.6B
Property damage
The 2015 severe weather season produced 35,099 recorded events across 2,986 U.S. counties, with 293 direct deaths. It ranks #14 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2015 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2015
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14,400 | 34 | $200.0M |
| Hail | 9,397 | 0 | $586.5M |
| Flash Flood | 5,061 | 139 | $1.8B |
| Flood | 2,581 | 48 | $676.7M |
| Heavy Rain | 1,515 | 7 | $11.4M |
| Tornado | 1,320 | 36 | $317.9M |
| Lightning | 401 | 28 | $16.3M |
| Funnel Cloud | 361 | 0 | $0 |
| Debris Flow | 53 | 1 | $1.8M |
| Dust Devil | 9 | 0 | $39K |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2015
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2015 | Flash Flood | Washington County, Utah | 13 | 3 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Tornado EF4 | Dallas County, Texas | 10 | 468 |
| May 24, 2015 | Flash Flood | Hays County, Texas | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2015 | Flash Flood | Washington County, Utah | 7 | 0 |
| May 26, 2015 | Flash Flood | Harris County, Texas | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Tornado EF4 | Benton County, Mississippi | 6 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Flash Flood | Pulaski County, Missouri | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Flash Flood | Marion County, Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Flood | Christian County, Illinois | 4 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Flash Flood | Johnson County, Kentucky | 4 | 15 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2015
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-26 | EF4 | Dallas County, Texas | 10 | 13.0 mi |
| 2015-12-23 | EF4 | Tate County, Mississippi | 9 | 75.1 mi |
| 2015-04-09 | EF4 | Lee County, Illinois | 2 | 30.1 mi |