NOAA Storm Events · 2025
Tornado
Direct deaths
64
10.2% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 248 injuries
Reported property damage
$1.9B
+ $3M crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss
Reach
39 states
1,296 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 tornado 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
KENTUCKY 19 $18M
MISSOURI 16 $1.7B
MISSISSIPPI 9 $30M
TENNESSEE 9 $27M
ALABAMA 3 $9M
NORTH DAKOTA 3 $6M
NEW YORK 3 $639,000
INDIANA 1 $19M
OKLAHOMA 1 $17M
ILLINOIS 0 $30M
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 tornado 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.