NOAA Storm Events · 2025

Flash Flood

Direct deaths

206

32.8% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 14 injuries

Reported property damage

$1.3B

+ $785,000 crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss

Reach

52 states

5,393 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 flash flood 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

TEXAS 144 $428M

WEST VIRGINIA 12 $11M

NORTH CAROLINA 8 $41M

ARIZONA 7 $32M

KENTUCKY 7 $702,000

OKLAHOMA 5 $1M

PUERTO RICO 3 $655,000

VIRGINIA 2 $17M

TENNESSEE 2 $15M

CALIFORNIA 2 $10M

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 flash flood 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.