NOAA Storm Events · 2025

Avalanche

Direct deaths

1.6% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 6 injuries

Reported property damage

$22,500

NOAA estimate, not insured loss

Reach

10 states

29 events recorded

Read this as one year, not history. These are NOAA's 2025 figures — a single, volatile year (a major event in another year would change them sharply). Deaths are NOAA "direct" deaths only — indirect deaths (e.g. a heart attack while clearing storm debris) are excluded.

Where avalanche took the most lives in 2025

Highest recorded direct-death toll by state. This reflects 2025 events, not a state's standing risk.

StateDeathsProperty damage

UTAH 3 $10,000

COLORADO 3 —

WYOMING 2 —

WASHINGTON 1 $9,000

CALIFORNIA 1 —

VIRGINIA 0 $3,500

NEVADA 0 —

IDAHO 0 —

MONTANA 0 —

ALASKA 0 —

What these figures mean

RECORDED — the death, injury, and damage counts are NOAA Storm Events records of 2025 events, summed across states.
CONTEXT — one volatile year; direct deaths only; damage is NOAA's estimate, not insured loss. Past toll is not a forecast of your risk.

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This is the past toll — not your risk

Where avalanche killed people in 2025 is not where it will next, and a national count says nothing about your home. For your exposure, see your state and county risk profiles; for warnings, the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.