NOAA Storm Events · 2025
Heavy Rain
Direct deaths
4
0.6% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 1 injuries
Reported property damage
$910,900
+ $5,000 crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss
Reach
32 states
594 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 heavy rain 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
TENNESSEE 3 $25,000
NEVADA 1 —
AMERICAN SAMOA 0 $490,000
ILLINOIS 0 $255,000
MISSOURI 0 $50,000
CALIFORNIA 0 $49,900
WISCONSIN 0 $25,000
ARIZONA 0 $10,000
MONTANA 0 $5,000
KANSAS 0 $1,000
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 heavy rain 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.