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2025 in Numbers: US Storms in the Federal Records
Tropical systems, tornadoes, hail, NWS storm reports, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations of 2025, counted from the source files.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
The SPC recorded 1,383 tornadoes in 2025, 12% above the 1991–2020 average of 1,231 (1,805 in 2024). 1 tropical system of 2025 passed within 75 miles of a city on this site. The NWS Storm Events Database holds 72,360 reports for 2025, with 889 deaths (12% above the 1996–2025 yearly average of 793), 1,331 injuries and $4.77 billion in estimated damage.
- Tornadoes
- 1,383
- Tropical systems near cities
- 1
- NWS storm deaths
- 889
- NFIP claims
- 13,143
40 EF3+
0 at hurricane strength
$4.77 billion damage
$628.1 million
Hurricanes and tropical storms
1 tropical system of 2025 passed within 75 miles of a city on this site. Chantal reached the most cities, 110. In 2024 the count was 7.
| Storm | Cities within 75 mi | At hurricane strength | Strongest near a city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chantal | 110 | 0 | 58 mph |
Cities with the most passes: Wilmington, NC (1), Charleston, SC (1), Myrtle Beach, SC (1), North Charleston, SC (1), Mount Pleasant, SC (1), Florence, SC (1).
Tornadoes
The SPC recorded 1,383 tornadoes in 2025, 12% above the 1991–2020 average of 1,231 (1,805 in 2024). 40 were rated EF3 or stronger, 1 EF5; tornadoes killed 67 people and injured 260. The deadliest, on May 16, 2025 in Kentucky, killed 18 and passed through Nancy, KY. The longest path, 116 miles, was on March 14, 2025 in Arkansas. April had the most, 313; Texas (125), Illinois (121) and Oklahoma (105) had the most by state.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 39 | 241 | 313 | 278 | 247 | 90 | 51 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
By rating: EF0 416, EF1 552, EF2 141, EF3 34, EF4 5, EF5 1, unrated 234. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database. Deadliest passed near Nancy, KY.
Hail
Observers sent 9,347 hail reports to the SPC, 1,058 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 6 inches, on May 25, 2025 in Texas.
All storm reports to the National Weather Service
The NWS Storm Events Database holds 72,360 reports for 2025, with 889 deaths (12% above the 1996–2025 yearly average of 793), 1,331 injuries and $4.77 billion in estimated damage. By deaths, the leading types were flash flood (209), heat (163) and excessive heat (90). By damage: tornado ($1.91 billion), flash flood ($1.30 billion) and wildfire ($982.3 million).
July 4, 2025, Hunt, Texas: flash flood, 61 killed, $200.0 million damage
NWS: “There was catastrophic and deadly flash flooding along the South Fork Guadalupe River after around ten inches of rain fell in approximately four hours. On Hwy 39 the debris started at the confluence of Mullen Creek and South Fork Guadalupe River.”
May 16, 2025, Tower Grove, Missouri: tornado, 4 killed, $1.60 billion damage
NWS: “The tornado was its widest and strongest in St. Louis City.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, every report that began in 2025, 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 13,143 NFIP claims for losses in 2025, paid $628.1 million so far (102,054 in 2024). Central U.S. April Flooding accounts for the most, 2,068 (16%). FEMA declared 45 major disasters and 7 emergencies in 2025; by incident, 26 severe storm, 11 flood, 3 fire and 2 winter storm.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Central U.S. April Flooding | 2,068 | $114.5 million |
| February Kentucky Flooding | 978 | $40.0 million |
| 2025-12-AtmosphericRiver | 824 | $48.3 million |
| 2025 July NYC Metro Area Flooding | 714 | $30.3 million |
| 2025-08-MilwaukeeMetro-Flood | 394 | $17.1 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).
How each figure is counted: methodology.