40,681
Recorded events
3,023
Counties affected
189
Direct deaths
$5.9B
Property damage
The 2019 severe weather season produced 40,681 recorded events across 3,023 U.S. counties, with 189 direct deaths. It ranks #5 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2019 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2019
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18,618 | 35 | $172.9M |
| Hail | 8,992 | 0 | $177.7M |
| Flood | 4,939 | 49 | $970.0M |
| Flash Flood | 4,074 | 42 | $1.4B |
| Tornado | 1,737 | 42 | $3.1B |
| Heavy Rain | 1,438 | 0 | $1.0M |
| Funnel Cloud | 348 | 0 | $0 |
| Lightning | 341 | 20 | $41.2M |
| Debris Flow | 184 | 1 | $24.4M |
| Dust Devil | 8 | 0 | $70K |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2019
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | Tornado EF4 | Lee County, Alabama | 23 | 90 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Flash Flood | Bollinger County, Missouri | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | Flood | Gila County, Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2019 | Flash Flood | Erath County, Texas | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Flash Flood | Jefferson County, Texas | 3 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | Tornado EF3 | Barton County, Missouri | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Lightning | Hamilton County, Ohio | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens County, South Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| May 1, 2019 | Tornado EF3 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | 2 | 11 |
| May 26, 2019 | Tornado EF3 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | 2 | 29 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2019
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-03 | EF4 | Macon County, Alabama | 23 | 68.0 mi |
| 2019-05-27 | EF4 | Montgomery County, Ohio | 0 | 18.2 mi |
| 2019-05-28 | EF4 | Douglas County, Kansas | 0 | 29.1 mi |