U.S. Annual Severe Weather Data
Number of tornado, lightning, hurricane, heat, cold and winter storm fatalities
Number of tornadoes and number of days with tornadoes

There is a least a 6-month lag before the data are released by NOAA/NCDC.
For example, Year 2010 data will not be available until Summer 2011.

 

These data were acquired from numerous sources and listed below the table. 

 

Hurricane data begin in 1900; Flood data begin in 1903; Tornado data begin in 1916
Lightning data begin in 1940; Heat, and Winter Storms data begin in 1986; Cold fatality data begin in 1988.

 

Year

Tornado Totals

Year

Tornado Days 

Year

Tornado Fatalities

Year

Lightning Fatalities

Year

Flood Fatalities

Year

Hurricane Fatalities

Year

Heat Fatalities

Year

Cold Fatalities

Year

Winter Fatalities

Year

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

-

2010

2009

1156

2009

-

2009

21

2009

34

2009

53

2009

2

2009

45

2009

33

2009

35

2009

2008

1691

2008

182

2008

125

2008

28

2008

82

2008

12

2008

71

2008

44

2008

47

2008

2007

1098

2007

176

2007

81

2007

45

2007

87

2007

1

2007

105

2007

47

2007

34

2007

2006

1103

2006

177

2006

67

2006

47

2006

76

2006

0

2006

253

2006

2

2006

28

2006

2005

1264

2005

181

2005

38

2005

38

2005

43

2005

1016

2005

158

2005

24

2005

43

2005

2004

1817

2004

190

2004

34

2004

31

2004

82

2004

34

2004

6

2004

27

2004

28

2004

2003

1376

2003

167

2003

54

2003

43

2003

86

2003

14

2003

36

2003

20

2003

37

2003

2002

941

2002

166

2002

55

2002

51

2002

49

2002

53

2002

167

2002

11

2002

17

2002

2001

1216

2001

171

2001

40

2001

44

2001

48

2001

24

2001

166

2001

4

2001

18

2001

2000

888

2000

209

2000

41

2000

51

2000

38

2000

0

2000

158

2000

26

2000

41

2000

1999

1343

1999

180

1999

94

1999

46

1999

68

1999

19

1999

502

1999

7

1999

41

1999

1998

1424

1998

204

1998

130

1998

44

1998

136

1998

9

1998

173

1998

11

1998

68

1998

1997

1148

1997

198

1997

67

1997

42

1997

118

1997

1

1997

81

1997

51

1997

90

1997

1996

1170

1996

196

1996

26

1996

53

1996

131

1996

37

1996

36

1996

62

1996

86

1996

1995

1235

1995

178

1995

30

1995

85

1995

80

1995

17

1995

1021

1995

22

1995

17

1995

1994

1082

1994

199

1994

69

1994

69

1994

91

1994

9

1994

29

1994

52

1994

29

1994

1993

1176

1993

186

1993

33

1993

43

1993

103

1993

2

1993

20

1993

18

1993

66

1993

1992

1298

1992

195

1992

39

1992

41

1992

62

1992

27

1992

8

1992

14

1992

59

1992

1991

1132

1991

179

1991

39

1991

73

1991

61

1991

19

1991

36

1991

13

1991

45

1991

1990

1133

1990

181

1990

53

1990

74

1990

142

1990

0

1990

32

1990

13

1990

48

1990

1989

856

1989

160

1989

50

1989

67

1989

85

1989

38

1989

6

1989

121

1989

63

1989

1988

702

1988

156

1988

32

1988

68

1988

31

1988

9

1988

41

1988

17

1988

55

1988

1987

656

1987

151

1987

59

1987

88

1987

70

1987

0

1987

38

1987

-

1987

30

1987

1986

764

1986

168

1986

15

1986

68

1986

94

1986

11

1986

40

1986

-

1986

69

1986

1985

684

1985

168

1985

93

1985

74

1985

166

1985

30

1985

-

1985

-

1985

-

1985

1984

907

1984

166

1984

122

1984

67

1984

126

1984

4

1984

-

1984

-

1984

-

1984

1983

931

1983

190

1983

34

1983

77

1983

204

1983

22

1983

-

1983

-

1983

-

1983

1982

1046

1982

182

1982

64

1982

77

1982

155

1982

0

1982

-

1982

-

1982

-

1982

1981

783

1981

175

1981

24

1981

66

1981

84

1981

0

1981

-

1981

-

1981

-

1981

1980

866

1980

176

1980

28

1980

74

1980

82

1980

4

1980

-

1980

-

1980

-

1980

1979

852

1979

186

1979

83

1979

63

1979

121

1979

22

1979

-

1979

-

1979

-

1979

1978

788

1978

173

1978

53

1978

88

1978

125

1978

36

1978

-

1978

-

1978

-

1978

1977

852

1977

189

1977

43

1977

98

1977

210

1977

0

1977

-

1977

-

1977

-

1977

1976

835

1976

169

1976

44

1976

74

1976

193

1976

9

1976

-

1976

-

1976

-

1976

1975

920

1975

204

1975

60

1975

91

1975

127

1975

4

1975

-

1975

-

1975

-

1975

1974

947

1974

184

1974

361

1974

102

1974

111

1974

1

1974

-

1974

-

1974

-

1974

1973

1102

1973

206

1973

87

1973

124

1973

178

1973

5

1973

-

1973

-

1973

-

1973

1972

741

1972

194

1972

27

1972

94

1972

555

1972

121

1972

-

1972

-

1972

-

1972

1971

888

1971

192

1971

156

1971

122

1971

68

1971

8

1971

-

1971

-

1971

-

1971

1970

653

1970

171

1970

72

1970

122

1970

131

1970

11

1970

-

1970

-

1970

-

1970

1969

608

1969

155

1969

66

1969

131

1969

445

1969

256

1969

-

1969

-

1969

-

1969

1968

660

1968

171

1968

131

1968

129

1968

57

1968

9

1968

-

1968

-

1968

-

1968

1967

926

1967

173

1967

114

1967

88

1967

53

1967

18

1967

-

1967

-

1967

-

1967

1966

585

1966

150

1966

98

1966

110

1966

56

1966

54

1966

-

1966

-

1966

-

1966

1965

906

1965

181

1965

296

1965

149

1965

188

1965

75

1965

-

1965

-

1965

-

1965

1964

704

1964

156

1964

73

1964

129

1964

142

1964

49

1964

-

1964

-

1964

-

1964

1963

464

1963

141

1963

31

1963

165

1963

41

1963

11

1963

-

1963

-

1963

-

1963

1962

657

1962

152

1962

28

1962

153

1962

53

1962

4

1962

-

1962

-

1962

-

1962

1961

697

1961

169

1961

51

1961

149

1961

93

1961

46

1961

-

1961

-

1961

-

1961

1960

616

1960

172

1960

47

1960

129

1960

169

1960

65

1960

-

1960

-

1960

-

1960

1959

604

1959

156

1959

58

1959

183

1959

25

1959

24

1959

-

1959

-

1959

-

1959

1958

564

1958

166

1958

66

1958

104

1958

47

1958

2

1958

-

1958

-

1958

-

1958

1957

856

1957

154

1957

191

1957

180

1957

82

1957

395

1957

-

1957

-

1957

-

1957

1956

504

1956

155

1956

83

1956

149

1956

42

1956

21

1956

-

1956

-

1956

-

1956

1955

593

1955

152

1955

126

1955

181

1955

302

1955

218

1955

-

1955

-

1955

-

1955

1954

550

1954

160

1954

36

1954

220

1954

55

1954

193

1954

-

1954

-

1954

-

1954

1953

421

1953

136

1953

515

1953

145

1953

40

1953

2

1953

-

1953

-

1953

-

1953

1952

240

1952

98

1952

230

1952

212

1952

54

1952

3

1952

-

1952

-

1952

-

1952

1951

262

1951

113

1951

34

1951

248

1951

51

1951

0

1951

-

1951

-

1951

-

1951

1950

200

1950

88

1950

70

1950

219

1950

93

1950

19

1950

-

1950

-

1950

-

1950

1949

249

1949

80

1949

212

1949

249

1949

48

1949

4

1949

-

1949

-

1949

-

1949

1948

183

1948

68

1948

140

1948

256

1948

82

1948

3

1948

-

1948

-

1948

-

1948

1947

165

1947

78

1947

313

1947

338

1947

55

1947

53

1947

-

1947

-

1947

-

1947

1946

106

1946

65

1946

78

1946

231

1946

28

1946

0

1946

-

1946

-

1946

-

1946

1945

121

1945

66

1945

210

1945

268

1945

91

1945

7

1945

-

1945

-

1945

-

1945

1944

169

1944

68

1944

275

1944

419

1944

33

1944

64

1944

-

1944

-

1944

-

1944

1943

152

1943

61

1943

58

1943

432

1943

107

1943

16

1943

-

1943

-

1943

-

1943

1942

167

1942

66

1942

384

1942

372

1942

68

1942

8

1942

-

1942

-

1942

-

1942

1941

118

1941

57

1941

53

1941

388

1941

47

1941

10

1941

-

1941

-

1941

-

1941

1940

124

1940

62

1940

65

1940

340

1940

60

1940

51

1940

-

1940

-

1940

-

1940

1939

152

1939

75

1939

91

1939

-

1939

83

1939

3

1939

-

1939

-

1939

-

1939

1938

213

1938

76

1938

183

1938

-

1938

180

1938

600

1938

-

1938

-

1938

-

1938

1937

147

1937

75

1937

29

1937

-

1937

142

1937

0

1937

-

1937

-

1937

-

1937

1936

151

1936

71

1936

552

1936

-

1936

142

1936

9

1936

-

1936

-

1936

-

1936

1935

180

1935

77

1935

71

1935

-

1935

236

1935

414

1935

-

1935

-

1935

-

1935

1934

147

1934

77

1934

47

1934

-

1934

88

1934

17

1934

-

1934

-

1934

-

1934

1933

258

1933

96

1933

362

1933

-

1933

33

1933

63

1933

-

1933

-

1933

-

1933

1932

151

1932

67

1932

394

1932

-

1932

11

1932

0

1932

-

1932

-

1932

-

1932

1931

94

1931

57

1931

36

1931

-

1931

0

1931

0

1931

-

1931

-

1931

-

1931

1930

192

1930

72

1930

179

1930

-

1930

14

1930

0

1930

-

1930

-

1930

-

1930

1929

197

1929

74

1929

274

1929

-

1929

89

1929

3

1929

-

1929

-

1929

-

1929

1928

203

1928

79

1928

95

1928

-

1928

15

1928

1836

1928

-

1928

-

1928

-

1928

1927

163

1927

62

1927

540

1927

-

1927

423

1927

0

1927

-

1927

-

1927

-

1927

1926

111

1926

57

1926

144

1926

-

1926

16

1926

269

1926

-

1926

-

1926

-

1926

1925

119

1925

65

1925

794

1925

-

1925

36

1925

6

1925

-

1925

-

1925

-

1925

1924

130

1924

57

1924

376

1924

-

1924

27

1924

2

1924

-

1924

-

1924

-

1924

1923

102

1923

59

1923

110

1923

-

1923

42

1923

0

1923

-

1923

-

1923

-

1923

1922

108

1922

64

1922

135

1922

-

1922

215

1922

360

1922

-

1922

-

1922

-

1922

1921

105

1921

55

1921

202

1921

-

1921

143

1921

6

1921

-

1921

-

1921

-

1921

1920

87

1920

50

1920

499

1920

-

1920

42

1920

2

1920

-

1920

-

1920

-

1920

1919

64

1919

35

1919

206

1919

-

1919

2

1919

287

1919

-

1919

-

1919

-

1919

1918

81

1918

45

1918

136

1918

-

1918

0

1918

34

1918

-

1918

-

1918

-

1918

1917

121

1917

38

1917

551

1917

-

1917

80

1917

5

1917

-

1917

-

1917

-

1917

1916

90

1916

36

1916

150

1916

-

1916

118

1916

107

1916

-

1916

-

1916

-

1916

1915   1915   1915   1915   1915 49 1915 550 1915   1915   1915

-

1915

1914

 

1914

 

1914

 

1914

 

1914

180

1914

0

1914

 

1914

 

1914

-

1914

1913

 

1913

 

1913

 

1913

 

1913

527

1913

5

1913

 

1913

 

1913

-

1913

1912

 

1912

 

1912

 

1912

 

1912

2

1912

1

1912

 

1912

 

1912

-

1912

1911

 

1911

 

1911

 

1911

 

1911

0

1911

17

1911

 

1911

 

1911

-

1911

1910

 

1910

 

1910

 

1910

 

1910

0

1910

30

1910

 

1910

 

1910

-

1910

1909

 

1909

 

1909

 

1909

 

1909

5

1909

406

1909

 

1909

 

1909

-

1909

1908

 

1908

 

1908

 

1908

 

1908

11

1908

0

1908

 

1908

 

1908

-

1908

1907

 

1907

 

1907

 

1907

 

1907

7

1907

0

1907

 

1907

 

1907

-

1907

1906

 

1906

 

1906

 

1906

 

1906

1

1906

298

1906

 

1906

 

1906

-

1906

1905   1905   1905   1905   1905 2 1905 0 1905   1905   1905

-

1905

1904

 

1904

 

1904

 

1904

 

1904

0

1904

5

1904

 

1904

 

1904

-

1904

1903

 

1903

 

1903

 

1903

 

1903

178

1903

15

1903

 

1903

 

1903

-

1903

1902

 

1902

 

1902

 

1902

 

1902

 

1902

0

1902

 

1902

 

1902

 

1902

1901

 

1901

 

1901

 

1901

 

1901

 

1901

10

1901

 

1901

 

1901

 

1901

1900   1900   1900   1900   1900   1900 8000 1900   1900   1900   1900

Year

Tornado Totals

Year

Tornado Days 

Year

Tornado Fatalities

Year

Lightning Fatalities

Year

Flood Fatalities

Year

Hurricane Fatalities

Year

Heat Fatalities

Year

Cold Fatalities

Year

Winter Fatalities

Year


 

Data Sources:
1940-2008 List of all Severe Weather Fatalities
2009 annual summary
NCDC

NOAA/NWS Hazardous Weather Statistics
NOAA, Storm Events

Storm Data

Storm Prediction Center

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