U.S. Severe Weather Annual Fatalities

U.S. Annual Severe Weather Data

Severe Weather Fatalities:

These data were acquired from numerous sources which are listed below the table. There may be some discrepancies
in comparing different data sets. Unfortunately there is no process in place to resolve any discrepancies.

Fatalities: Tornadoes; Lightning; Floods: Hurricanes; Tropical storms; Heat waves; Cold wave and Winter Storms

Hurricane and Tropical Storm 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 Fatalities	Year	Lightning Fatalities	Year	Flood Fatalities	Year	Hurr +TS Fatalities	Year	Heat Fatalities	Year	Cold Fatalities	Year	Winter Fatalities	Year
2015	34	2015	.	2015	.	2015	.	2015	.	2015	.	2015	.	2015
2014	47	2014	26	2014	38	2014	0	2014	20	2014	43	2014	21	2014
2013	55	2013	23	2013	82	2013	1	2013	92	2013	24	2013	21	2013
2012	70	2012	28	2012	29	2012	4	2012	155	2012	8	2012	11	2012
2011	553	2011	26	2011	113	2011	9	2011	206	2011	29	2011	17	2011
2010	45	2010	29	2010	103	2010	0	2010	138	2010	34	2010	43	2010
2009	22	2009	34	2009	56	2009	2	2009	45	2009	33	2009	35	2009
2008	126	2008	28	2008	82	2008	12	2008	71	2008	44	2008	47	2008
2007	81	2007	45	2007	87	2007	1	2007	105	2007	47	2007	34	2007
2006	67	2006	47	2006	76	2006	0	2006	253	2006	2	2006	28	2006
2005	38	2005	38	2005	43	2005	1016	2005	158	2005	24	2005	43	2005
2004	35	2004	31	2004	82	2004	34	2004	6	2004	27	2004	28	2004
2003	54	2003	43	2003	86	2003	14	2003	36	2003	20	2003	37	2003
2002	55	2002	51	2002	49	2002	53	2002	167	2002	11	2002	17	2002
2001	40	2001	44	2001	48	2001	24	2001	166	2001	4	2001	18	2001
2000	41	2000	51	2000	38	2000	0	2000	158	2000	26	2000	41	2000
1999	94	1999	46	1999	68	1999	19	1999	502	1999	7	1999	41	1999
1998	130	1998	44	1998	136	1998	9	1998	173	1998	11	1998	68	1998
1997	68	1997	42	1997	118	1997	1	1997	81	1997	51	1997	90	1997
1996	26	1996	53	1996	131	1996	37	1996	36	1996	62	1996	86	1996
1995	30	1995	85	1995	80	1995	17	1995	1021	1995	22	1995	17	1995
1994	69	1994	69	1994	91	1994	9	1994	29	1994	52	1994	29	1994
1993	33	1993	43	1993	103	1993	2	1993	20	1993	18	1993	66	1993
1992	39	1992	41	1992	62	1992	27	1992	8	1992	14	1992	59	1992
1991	39	1991	73	1991	61	1991	19	1991	36	1991	13	1991	45	1991
1990	53	1990	74	1990	142	1990	0	1990	32	1990	13	1990	48	1990
1989	50	1989	67	1989	85	1989	38	1989	6	1989	121	1989	63	1989
1988	32	1988	68	1988	31	1988	9	1988	41	1988	17	1988	55	1988
1987	59	1987	88	1987	70	1987	0	1987	38	1987	-	1987	30	1987
1986	15	1986	68	1986	94	1986	11	1986	40	1986	-	1986	69	1986
1985	94	1985	74	1985	166	1985	30	1985	-	1985	-	1985	-	1985
1984	122	1984	67	1984	126	1984	4	1984	-	1984	-	1984	-	1984
1983	34	1983	77	1983	204	1983	22	1983	-	1983	-	1983	-	1983
1982	64	1982	77	1982	155	1982	0	1982	-	1982	-	1982	-	1982
1981	24	1981	66	1981	84	1981	0	1981	-	1981	-	1981	-	1981
1980	28	1980	74	1980	82	1980	4	1980	-	1980	-	1980	-	1980
1979	84	1979	63	1979	121	1979	22	1979	-	1979	-	1979	-	1979
1978	53	1978	88	1978	125	1978	36	1978	-	1978	-	1978	-	1978
1977	43	1977	98	1977	210	1977	0	1977	-	1977	-	1977	-	1977
1976	44	1976	74	1976	193	1976	9	1976	-	1976	-	1976	-	1976
1975	60	1975	91	1975	127	1975	4	1975	-	1975	-	1975	-	1975
1974	366	1974	102	1974	111	1974	1	1974	-	1974	-	1974	-	1974
1973	89	1973	124	1973	178	1973	5	1973	-	1973	-	1973	-	1973
1972	27	1972	94	1972	555	1972	121	1972	-	1972	-	1972	-	1972
1971	159	1971	122	1971	68	1971	8	1971	-	1971	-	1971	-	1971
1970	73	1970	122	1970	131	1970	11	1970	-	1970	-	1970	-	1970
1969	66	1969	131	1969	445	1969	256	1969	-	1969	-	1969	-	1969
1968	131	1968	129	1968	57	1968	9	1968	-	1968	-	1968	-	1968
1967	114	1967	88	1967	53	1967	18	1967	-	1967	-	1967	-	1967
1966	98	1966	110	1966	56	1966	54	1966	-	1966	-	1966	-	1966
1965	301	1965	149	1965	188	1965	75	1965	-	1965	-	1965	-	1965
1964	73	1964	129	1964	142	1964	49	1964	-	1964	-	1964	-	1964
1963	31	1963	165	1963	41	1963	11	1963	-	1963	-	1963	-	1963
1962	30	1962	153	1962	53	1962	4	1962	-	1962	-	1962	-	1962
1961	52	1961	149	1961	93	1961	46	1961	-	1961	-	1961	-	1961
1960	46	1960	129	1960	169	1960	65	1960	-	1960	-	1960	-	1960
1959	58	1959	183	1959	25	1959	24	1959	-	1959	-	1959	-	1959
1958	67	1958	104	1958	47	1958	2	1958	-	1958	-	1958	-	1958
1957	193	1957	180	1957	82	1957	395	1957	-	1957	-	1957	-	1957
1956	83	1956	149	1956	42	1956	21	1956	-	1956	-	1956	-	1956
1955	129	1955	181	1955	302	1955	218	1955	-	1955	-	1955	-	1955
1954	36	1954	220	1954	55	1954	193	1954	-	1954	-	1954	-	1954
1953	519	1953	145	1953	40	1953	2	1953	-	1953	-	1953	-	1953
1952	230	1952	212	1952	54	1952	3	1952	-	1952	-	1952	-	1952
1951	34	1951	248	1951	51	1951	0	1951	-	1951	-	1951	-	1951
1950	70	1950	219	1950	93	1950	19	1950	-	1950	-	1950	-	1950
1949	212	1949	249	1949	48	1949	4	1949	-	1949	-	1949	-	1949
1948	140	1948	256	1948	82	1948	3	1948	-	1948	-	1948	-	1948
1947	313	1947	338	1947	55	1947	53	1947	-	1947	-	1947	-	1947
1946	78	1946	231	1946	28	1946	0	1946	-	1946	-	1946	-	1946
1945	210	1945	268	1945	91	1945	7	1945	-	1945	-	1945	-	1945
1944	275	1944	419	1944	33	1944	64	1944	-	1944	-	1944	-	1944
1943	58	1943	432	1943	107	1943	16	1943	-	1943	-	1943	-	1943
1942	384	1942	372	1942	68	1942	8	1942	-	1942	-	1942	-	1942
1941	53	1941	388	1941	47	1941	10	1941	-	1941	-	1941	-	1941
1940	65	1940	340	1940	60	1940	51	1940	-	1940	-	1940	-	1940
1939	91	1939	-	1939	83	1939	3	1939	-	1939	-	1939	-	1939
1938	183	1938	-	1938	180	1938	600	1938	-	1938	-	1938	-	1938
1937	29	1937	-	1937	142	1937	0	1937	-	1937	-	1937	-	1937
1936	552	1936	-	1936	142	1936	9	1936	-	1936	-	1936	-	1936
1935	71	1935	-	1935	236	1935	414	1935	-	1935	-	1935	-	1935
1934	47	1934	-	1934	88	1934	17	1934	-	1934	-	1934	-	1934
1933	362	1933	-	1933	33	1933	63	1933	-	1933	-	1933	-	1933
1932	394	1932	-	1932	11	1932	0	1932	-	1932	-	1932	-	1932
1931	36	1931	-	1931	0	1931	0	1931	-	1931	-	1931	-	1931
1930	179	1930	-	1930	14	1930	0	1930	-	1930	-	1930	-	1930
1929	274	1929	-	1929	89	1929	3	1929	-	1929	-	1929	-	1929
1928	95	1928	-	1928	15	1928	1836	1928	-	1928	-	1928	-	1928
1927	540	1927	-	1927	423	1927	0	1927	-	1927	-	1927	-	1927
1926	144	1926	-	1926	16	1926	269	1926	-	1926	-	1926	-	1926
1925	794	1925	-	1925	36	1925	6	1925	-	1925	-	1925	-	1925
1924	376	1924	-	1924	27	1924	2	1924	-	1924	-	1924	-	1924
1923	110	1923	-	1923	42	1923	0	1923	-	1923	-	1923	-	1923
1922	135	1922	-	1922	215	1922	360	1922	-	1922	-	1922	-	1922
1921	202	1921	-	1921	143	1921	6	1921	-	1921	-	1921	-	1921
1920	499	1920	-	1920	42	1920	2	1920	-	1920	-	1920	-	1920
1919	206	1919	-	1919	2	1919	287	1919	-	1919	-	1919	-	1919
1918	136	1918	-	1918	0	1918	34	1918	-	1918	-	1918	-	1918
1917	551	1917	-	1917	80	1917	5	1917	-	1917	-	1917	-	1917
1916	150	1916	-	1916	118	1916	107	1916	-	1916	-	1916	-	1916
1915	-	1915	-	1915	49	1915	550	1915	-	1915	-	1915	-	1915
1914	-	1914	-	1914	180	1914	0	1914	-	1914	-	1914	-	1914
1913	-	1913	-	1913	527	1913	5	1913	-	1913	-	1913	-	1913
1912	-	1912	-	1912	2	1912	1	1912	-	1912	-	1912	-	1912
1911	-	1911	-	1911	0	1911	17	1911	-	1911	-	1911	-	1911
1910	-	1910	-	1910	0	1910	30	1910	-	1910	-	1910	-	1910
1909	-	1909	-	1909	5	1909	406	1909	-	1909	-	1909	-	1909
1908	-	1908	-	1908	11	1908	0	1908	-	1908	-	1908	-	1908
1907	-	1907	-	1907	7	1907	0	1907	-	1907	-	1907	-	1907
1906	-	1906	-	1906	1	1906	298	1906	-	1906	-	1906	-	1906
1905	-	1905	-	1905	2	1905	0	1905	-	1905	-	1905	-	1905
1904	-	1904	-	1904	0	1904	5	1904	-	1904	-	1904	-	1904
1903	-	1903	-	1903	178	1903	15	1903	-	1903	-	1903	-	1903
1902	-	1902	-	1902	-	1902	0	1902	-	1902	-	1902		1902
1901	-	1901	-	1901	-	1901	10	1901	-	1901	-	1901		1901
1900	-	1900	-	1900	-	1900	8000	1900	-	1900	-	1900		1900
Year	Tornado Fatalities	Year	Lightning Fatalities	Year	Flood Fatalities	Year	Hurr+TS Fatalities	Year	Heat Fatalities	Year	Cold Fatalities	Year	Winter Fatalities	Year

LINKS TO DATA SOURCES:

NOAA/NWS Hazardous Weather Statistics: 1995-2014
1940-2014 (75 years) List of all Severe Weather Fatalities
2014 Annual hazards Summary
Hurricane maps and frequency (1851-2012) (no data past 2012 at this site)
National Climatic Data Center
Lightning Safety
NOAA, Storm Events
Storm Data Main Page
Storm Data, Monthly Summaries
Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
Storm Prediction Center FAQ (SPC)
Storm reports, climatology (SPC)
Monthly and annual summaries (SPC)
Tornado summaries (SPC)
Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) Page (SPC)
University of Colorado, Science Policy
Tropical Cyclone Climatology

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