NOAA Storm Events · 2025

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Direct deaths

0.6% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 0 injuries

Reported property damage

$11,000

NOAA estimate, not insured loss

Reach

35 states

1,431 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 extreme cold/wind chill 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

PENNSYLVANIA 2 —

NEBRASKA 1 —

LOUISIANA 1 —

KANSAS 0 $11,000

MINNESOTA 0 —

IOWA 0 —

MISSISSIPPI 0 —

WEST VIRGINIA 0 —

VIRGINIA 0 —

NEW MEXICO 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 extreme cold/wind chill 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.