32,166
Recorded events
2,960
Counties affected
288
Direct deaths
$4.2B
Property damage
The 2021 severe weather season produced 32,166 recorded events across 2,960 U.S. counties, with 288 direct deaths. It ranks #24 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2021 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2021
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 15,532 | 26 | $183.9M |
| Hail | 6,272 | 0 | $1.0B |
| Flash Flood | 4,794 | 134 | $2.4B |
| Flood | 2,025 | 12 | $148.3M |
| Tornado | 1,545 | 103 | $232.6M |
| Heavy Rain | 1,358 | 0 | $1.5M |
| Lightning | 242 | 11 | $10.1M |
| Debris Flow | 212 | 2 | $164.4M |
| Funnel Cloud | 183 | 0 | $0 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | $30K |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2021
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2021 | Tornado EF4 | Graves County, Kentucky | 24 | 210 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Flash Flood | Humphreys County, Tennessee | 19 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Tornado EF3 | Warren County, Kentucky | 16 | 63 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Tornado EF4 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | 15 | 200 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Tornado EF4 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | 11 | 25 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Tornado EF3 | Madison County, Illinois | 6 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Tornado EF3 | Calhoun County, Alabama | 6 | 10 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Flash Flood | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | 6 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Flash Flood | Haywood County, North Carolina | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Flash Flood | Davidson County, Tennessee | 5 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2021
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-10 | EF4 | Obion County, Tennessee | 57 | 168.5 mi |
| 2021-12-10 | EF4 | Craighead County, Arkansas | 8 | 81.2 mi |
| 2021-03-25 | EF4 | Heard County, Georgia | 0 | 38.6 mi |