NOAA Storm Events · 2025
Flood
Direct deaths
15
2.4% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 5 injuries
Reported property damage
$92M
+ $45,000 crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss
Reach
46 states
2,261 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 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
CALIFORNIA 6 $6M
KENTUCKY 4 $5M
OKLAHOMA 2 $325,000
INDIANA 2 $79,000
MISSOURI 1 $250,000
MONTANA 0 $35M
ALASKA 0 $19M
WEST VIRGINIA 0 $10M
KANSAS 0 $5M
TENNESSEE 0 $4M
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 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.