Weather-related fatalities in the United States

This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Select (US) annual weather-related deaths
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Floods	118	136	68	38	49	49
Lightning strikes	42	44	46	51	44	51
Tornadoes	68	130	94	43	40	55
Temperature extremes	123	182	509	170	170	178
Hurricanes	1	9	17	0	24	53
Snow/Ice	89	76	66	57	33	33
Source: National Climatic Data Center^[1]

Weather-related fatalities in the United States may be caused by extreme temperatures, such as abnormal heat or cold, flooding, lightning, tornado, hurricane, wind, rip currents, and others. The National Weather Service compiles statistics on weather-related fatalities and publishes reports every year.^[2] In 2016, flooding was the number-one cause of weather-related fatalities, but over a 30-year period, on average, extreme heat is the deadliest form of weather.^[3]

The table at right represents a 6-year period and only a select type of recorded weather events. The data was tabulated by running searches on the specified weather events recorded with at least 1 fatality. The yearly timeframes were selected to cover January 1 to December 31 of each year for each event type. The table does not provide a comprehensive total of all weather-related events. It is not necessarily a weather event severity comparison, but is more of an indicator of frequency of fatal occurrences for some events. The leading cause of fatalities is in temperature extremes category, which includes heat waves as well as cold extremes.

Heat-related deaths

Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain years. Overall, a total of more than 9,000 Americans have died from heat-related causes since 1979, according to death certificates.^[5]

Cold-related deaths

Cold weather is deadly too. For example, in the US, 21 people died in a cold wave in January 2014, which also caused property damage valued at US$2.5 billion^[6]

References

^ NCDC. "NCDC website". NOAA. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Office of Services; National Climatic Data Center (May 11, 2017). "77-Year List of Severe Weather Fatalities" (PDF). National Weather Service. NOAA. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Office of Services; National Climatic Data Center (May 11, 2017). "Weather fatalities 2016". National Weather Service. NOAA. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Howard, Jeffrey T.; Androne, Nicole; Alcover, Karl C.; Santos-Lozada, Alexis R. (26 August 2024). "Trends of Heat-Related Deaths in the US, 1999-2023". The Journal of the American Medical Association. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.16386.
^ "Climate Change Indicators: Heat-Related Deaths". EPA. 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Cop21. The Human Cost of Weather-Related Disasters 1995–2015 (PDF) (Report). United Nations. Retrieved July 3, 2017.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

v t e Climate of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
By city, county, or region	Allentown Anchorage Beaumont Bismarck Chicago Columbus Dallas Door County Grand Forks Houston Little Rock Los Angeles New England Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis–Saint Paul New York City Oklahoma City Salt Lake City San Diego Seattle Tampa Bay area
Topics	Cities by sunshine duration § North America Climate change Derecho events § North America Extremely critical days High risk days Droughts Floods Hailstorms § North America Hurricanes Snow and ice events Snow in Florida Snow in Louisiana Snowiest places by state Tornadoes Weather records for Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Minnesota Weather-related fatalities Backdoor cold front North American High North Pacific High Atlantic hurricane Santa Ana winds Chinook wind June Gloom Tule fog

This article about disaster management or a disaster is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This meteorology–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Read other articles:

羅生門 (電影)

本條目存在以下問題，請協助改善本條目或在討論頁針對議題發表看法。此條目需要补充更多来源。 (2018年3月17日)请协助補充多方面可靠来源以改善这篇条目，无法查证的内容可能會因為异议提出而被移除。致使用者：请搜索一下条目的标题（来源搜索：羅生門 (電影) — 网页、新闻、书籍、学术、图像），以检查网络上是否存在该主题的更多可靠来源（判定指引）。 �...

Maroc

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Maroc (homonymie). Cette page contient des caractères tifinaghs. En cas de problème, consultez Aide:Unicode ou testez votre navigateur. Royaume du Maroc(ar) ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلمَغْرِبِيَّة(ber) ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ Drapeau du Maroc Armoiries du Maroc Devise en arabe : الله، ٱلْوَطَن، ٱلْمَلِك (« Dieu, la Patrie, le Roi ») en amazighe : ⴰⴽ�...

Bessie Jones (American singer)

American gospel and folk singer Bessie JonesJones in 1973Background informationBirth nameMary Elizabeth JonesBorn(1902-02-08)February 8, 1902Smithville, Georgia, U.S.DiedJuly 17, 1984(1984-07-17) (aged 82)Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.GenresGospel, folkMusical artist Mary Elizabeth Jones (February 8, 1902 – July 17, 1984)[1] was an American gospel and folk singer credited with helping to bring folk songs, games and stories to wider audiences in the 20th century. Alan Lomax, who first...

The Savoy (periodical)

1896 London literary magazine This article is about the Decadent magazine of the 1890s. For other uses, see Savoy (disambiguation). The name Savoy was borrowed from the new London hotel and was intended to be suggestive of modernity and opulence. The Savoy was a magazine of literature, art, and criticism published in eight numbers from January to December 1896 in London. It featured work by authors such as W. B. Yeats, Max Beerbohm, Joseph Conrad, Aubrey Beardsley and William Thomas Horton...

The Concept of Mind

1949 book by Gilbert Ryle The Concept of Mind Cover of the first editionAuthorGilbert RyleCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSubjectPhilosophy of mindPublisherUniversity of Chicago PressPublication dateOriginal 1949; current edition 2002Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)Pages334ISBN0-226-73295-9OCLC10229750Dewey Decimal128/.2 19LC ClassBF161 .R9 1984 The Concept of Mind is a 1949 book by philosopher Gilbert Ryle, in which the author argues that mind is a philosophical illusio...

A Bola

This article is about the Portuguese newspaper. For the town in Galicia, Northwestern Spain, see A Bola, Ourense. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: A Bola – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Portuguese daily sports newspaper ...

Canal de Berry

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Berry (homonymie). Canal de Berry Le canal de Berry à Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher). Géographie Pays France Coordonnées 46° 46′ 37″ N, 2° 44′ 13″ E Début Montluçon Fin Noyers-sur-Cher et Marseilles-lès-Aubigny Traverse Allier, Cher et Loir-et-Cher Caractéristiques Statut actuel Aliéné Longueur 261 km Altitudes Début : mFin : mMaximale : 199,40 mMinimale : 69,50 m Gabarit 27,75...

Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder

Reverendus PaterPetrus Josephus ZoetmulderS.J.Piet ZoetmulderGerejaGereja Katolik RomaImamatTahbisan imam15 Agustus 1938Informasi pribadiNama lahirPetrus Josephus ZoetmulderLahir(1906-01-29)29 Januari 1906Utrecht (Utrecht), BelandaWafat8 Juli 1995(1995-07-08) (umur 89)Yogyakarta, IndonesiaKewarganegaraanIndonesiaDenominasiKatolik Roma Prof. Dr. Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, S.J. (29 Januari 1906 – 8 Juli 1995) adalah seorang pakar Sastra Jawa dan budayawan Indonesia. Ia ter...

コルク

この記事は検証可能な参考文献や出典が全く示されていないか、不十分です。出典を追加して記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。（このテンプレートの使い方）出典検索?: コルク – ニュース · 書籍 · スカラー · CiNii · J-STAGE · NDL · dlib.jp · ジャパンサーチ · TWL（2017年4月）コルクを打ち抜いて作った瓶の栓コルク（木栓、�...

One & Other

Performanced art created by Antony Gormley Antony Gormley at the opening of One & Other. The temporary plaque attached to the plinth. 16.00 to 17.00 on 17 July 2009: Karen Ogilvie flying paper kites and distributing hundreds of sweets all with written advice such as Be friendly to a stranger today One & Other was a public art project by Antony Gormley, in which 2,400 members of the public occupied the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, for an hour each for 100 d...

Ptolémée Ier

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ptolémée (homonymie). Ptolémée Ier Sôter Buste de Ptolémée Ier, musée du Louvre. Fonctions Roi d'Égypte 305 – 283 avant notre ère Prédécesseur Alexandre IV Successeur Ptolémée II Philadelphe Biographie Dynastie Dynastie lagide (XXXIIIe dynastie) Date de naissance v. 368-366 Lieu de naissance Éordée (Macédoine) Date de décès 283 av. J.-C. Père Lagos Mère Arsinoé Grand-père maternel Méléagre Fratrie Mé...

كلية التربية الموسيقية (جامعة حلوان)

كلية التربية الموسيقية جامعة حلوان الأسماء السابقة المعهد العالي للتربية الموسيقية معلومات التأسيس 1935 (منذ 89 سنة) تتبع جامعة جامعة حلوان النوع كلية حكومية لغات التدريس اللغة العربية الموقع الجغرافي إحداثيات 30°03′49″N 31°12′59″E / 30.06358°N 31.21629°E / 30.06358; 31.21629 ال�...

List of Intel SSDs

An Intel X25-M SSD Intel P3608 NVMe flash SSD, PCI-E add-in card An Intel mSATA SSD On September 8, 2008, Intel began shipping its first mainstream solid-state drives (SSDs), the X18-M and X25-M with 80 GB and 160 GB storage capacities.[1] Reviews measured high performance with these MLC-based drives.[2][3][4][5] Intel released its SLC-based Enterprise X25-E Extreme SSDs on October 15 that same year in capacities of 32 GB and 64 GB....

Circuito di Silverstone

Circuito di SilverstoneTracciato di Circuito di SilverstoneLocalizzazioneStato Regno Unito Inghilterra LocalitàSilverstone CaratteristicheLunghezza5 891[1] m Curve18 Inaugurazione1947 CategorieFormula 1 MotoGP Superbike Altre serieGP2, WEC, Campionato FIA GT Formula 1Tempo record1'27097[1] Stabilito daMax Verstappen suRed Bull RB16 il2 agosto 2020 record in gara MotoGPTempo record1'59346 Stabilito daÁlex Rins suSuzuki il7 agosto 2022 record in gar...

2-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. 2-я дивизия. 2-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия Годы существования 1883—1918 Страна Россия Входит в 1-й Сибирский армейский корпус Тип Пехота Дислокация Раздольное Медиафайлы на Викискладе 2-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия — �...

Antiporto di Camollia

Antiporto di CamolliaLocalizzazioneStato attualeItalia CittàSiena Coordinate43°19′44.24″N 11°19′17.61″E43°19′44.24″N, 11°19′17.61″E Informazioni generaliInizio costruzione1270 voci di architetture militari presenti su Wikipedia Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale L'antiporto di Camollia è una fortificazione della città di Siena costruita nel 1270. Indice 1 Storia e descrizione 2 Bibliografia 3 Voci correlate 4 Altri progetti 5 Collegamenti esterni Storia e des...

莱什诺

莱什诺Leszno莱什诺Leszno坐标：51°48′N 16°36′E / 51.8°N 16.6°E / 51.8; 16.6国家波蘭省大波兰省面积 • 总计31.9 平方公里（12.3 平方英里）人口（2008年） • 總計71,000人 • 密度2,226人/平方公里（5,765人/平方英里）时区CET（UTC+1） • 夏时制CEST（UTC+2）網站http://www.leszno.pl 莱什诺（波兰语：Leszno，[ˈlɛʂnɔ] 试听；Lissa）是�...

Сен-Жюльен-сюр-Калон

КоммунаСен-Жюльен-сюр-КалонSaint-Julien-sur-Calonne 49°17′00″ с. ш. 0°14′00″ в. д.HGЯO Страна Франция Регион Нижняя Нормандия Департамент Кальвадос Кантон Пон-л’Эвек История и география Площадь 8,54 км²[1] Часовой пояс UTC+1:00, летом UTC+2:00 Население Население 190 человек ...

Craig James (politician)

American politician Craig T. JamesMember of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Florida's 4th districtIn officeJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993Preceded byBill ChappellSucceeded byTillie Fowler Personal detailsBornCraig Taylor James (1941-05-05) May 5, 1941 (age 83)Augusta, Georgia, U.S.Political partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Florida (AA)Stetson University (BS, JD) Craig Taylor James (born May 5, 1941) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He...

蒙加瓜

蒙加瓜Mongaguá市镇蒙加瓜在巴西的位置坐标：24°05′13″S 46°37′44″W / 24.0869°S 46.6289°W / -24.0869; -46.6289国家巴西州圣保罗州面积 • 总计143.171 平方公里（55.279 平方英里）海拔18 公尺（59 英尺）人口（2009） • 總計44,087人 • 密度308人/平方公里（798人/平方英里）蒙加瓜（葡萄牙语：Mongaguá）是巴西圣保罗州的一个市镇�...