NOAA Storm Events · 2025

Thunderstorm Wind

Direct deaths

5.7% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 130 injuries

Reported property damage

$210M

+ $59M crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss

Reach

53 states

17,709 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 thunderstorm 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

CALIFORNIA 8 $2M

PENNSYLVANIA 4 $6M

FLORIDA 3 $572,200

TEXAS 2 $30M

MISSOURI 2 $15M

VIRGINIA 2 $5M

NEW JERSEY 2 $198,500

NEBRASKA 1 $43M

INDIANA 1 $6M

TENNESSEE 1 $6M

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 thunderstorm 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.