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2024 in Numbers: US Storms in the Federal Records
Tropical systems, tornadoes, hail, NWS storm reports, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations of 2024, counted from the source files.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
The SPC recorded 1,805 tornadoes in 2024, 47% above the 1991–2020 average of 1,231 (1,321 in 2023). 7 tropical systems of 2024 passed within 75 miles of a city on this site, 6 of them at hurricane strength near at least one. The NWS Storm Events Database holds 69,801 reports for 2024, with 1,140 deaths (44% above the 1996–2025 yearly average of 793), 1,840 injuries and $18.00 billion in estimated damage.
- Tornadoes
- 1,805
- Tropical systems near cities
- 7
- NWS storm deaths
- 1,140
- NFIP claims
- 102,054
47 EF3+
6 at hurricane strength
$18.00 billion damage
$8.80 billion
Hurricanes and tropical storms
7 tropical systems of 2024 passed within 75 miles of a city on this site, 6 of them at hurricane strength near at least one. Helene reached the most cities, 748, 131 of them at hurricane strength. Tallahassee, FL and at least 5 other cities had 2 systems pass within 75 miles, the most of any city. In 2023 the count was 4.
Cities with the most passes: Tallahassee, FL (2), Valdosta, GA (2), Lake City, FL (2), Waycross, GA (2), Thomasville, GA (2), Moultrie, GA (2).
Tornadoes
The SPC recorded 1,805 tornadoes in 2024, 47% above the 1991–2020 average of 1,231 (1,321 in 2023). 47 were rated EF3 or stronger; tornadoes killed 52 people and injured 655. The deadliest, on May 25, 2024 in Texas, killed 7 and passed 2 miles from Valley View, TX. The longest path, 68 miles, was on December 28, 2024 in Texas. May had the most, 536; Oklahoma (151), Illinois (139) and Texas (131) had the most by state.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 45 | 56 | 356 | 536 | 153 | 213 | 85 | 71 | 54 | 60 | 131 |
By rating: EF0 594, EF1 767, EF2 141, EF3 43, EF4 4, EF5 0, unrated 256. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database. Deadliest passed near Valley View, TX.
Hail
Observers sent 8,983 hail reports to the SPC, 1,072 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 7.02 inches, on June 2, 2024 in Texas.
All storm reports to the National Weather Service
The NWS Storm Events Database holds 69,801 reports for 2024, with 1,140 deaths (44% above the 1996–2025 yearly average of 793), 1,840 injuries and $18.00 billion in estimated damage. By deaths, the leading types were excessive heat (253), heat (219) and flash flood (117). By damage: hurricane ($6.81 billion), flash flood ($3.24 billion) and tropical storm ($2.16 billion).
July 3, 2024, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada: excessive heat, 42 killed
NWS: “Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on 10 straight days. Forty-two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes during and immediately after the heat wave.”
September 26, 2024, Inland Taylor, Florida: hurricane, $1.07 billion damage
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with nearly 100% of the county losing power. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county, and no fatalities or injuries occurred during the storm.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, every report that began in 2024, through June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year; some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims and disaster declarations
Flood insurance policyholders filed 102,054 NFIP claims for losses in 2024, paid $8.80 billion so far (21,690 in 2023). Hurricane Helene accounts for the most, 58,090 (57%). FEMA declared 100 major disasters and 20 emergencies in 2024; by incident, 40 severe storm, 20 flood, 14 tropical storm and 7 hurricane.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Helene | 58,090 | $6.76 billion |
| Hurricane Milton | 21,675 | $1.21 billion |
| Hurricane Beryl | 2,528 | $60.2 million |
| Hurricane Debby | 2,436 | $110.6 million |
| Hurricane Francine | 2,095 | $92.7 million |
FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3 (by year of loss, claims as of September 8, 2026) and Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2 (by declaration date), retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Notable storms of 2024
How each figure is counted: methodology.