NOAA Storm Events · 2025
High Wind
Direct deaths
6
1.0% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 9 injuries
Reported property damage
$12M
+ $49,000 crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss
Reach
46 states
3,001 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 high wind 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
NORTH CAROLINA 2 $757,500
MONTANA 1 $2M
IDAHO 1 $1M
CALIFORNIA 1 $729,350
PENNSYLVANIA 1 $29,000
AMERICAN SAMOA 0 $1M
TENNESSEE 0 $726,000
WYOMING 0 $654,000
OKLAHOMA 0 $620,000
KANSAS 0 $524,000
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 high wind 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.