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Hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States, by state

The national record since 1996 · Tropical Storm, Hurricane (Typhoon), Storm Surge/Tide, Tropical Depression, Hurricane

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 11,509 hurricane and tropical storm records in the United States from 1996 through June 30, 2026, about 399 a year since 2000. Georgia records the most (2,359), New Jersey the most per square mile. The deadliest storm in NOAA's record since 1996 is Hurricane Katrina (August 28, 2005) in Louisiana: 816 deaths and $52 billion in damage in 2025 dollars.

Hurricanes and tropical storms, 1996 to 2026

Records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026.

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $10 million
  • $10 million or more
  • $100 million or more
  • $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
  • $10 billion or more, or 1,000 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
Records
11,5091996 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000
399average
Deaths
1,736recorded
Damage, 2025 dollars
$291.2BStorm Events, as filed

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.

Which states have the most hurricane and tropical storm records?

By count Georgia (2,359), Florida (2,247), Louisiana (1,195) lead. Per 10,000 square miles New Jersey (537), Puerto Rico (520), Florida (419) lead; large states collect more records by covering more ground.

By count since 1996

  1. Georgia 2,359
  2. Florida 2,247
  3. Louisiana 1,195
  4. North Carolina 1,130
  5. Texas 576
  6. Mississippi 552
  7. South Carolina 534
  8. Alabama 516
  9. New Jersey 395
  10. Virginia 308
  11. Arkansas 271
  12. Puerto Rico 178
  13. Maryland 143
  14. Massachusetts 138
  15. New York 122

Per 10,000 square miles

  1. New Jersey 537
  2. Puerto Rico 520
  3. Florida 419
  4. Georgia 409
  5. Delaware 334
  6. Rhode Island 280
  7. Louisiana 277
  8. North Carolina 232
  9. South Carolina 178
  10. Massachusetts 177
  11. Maryland 147
  12. Mississippi 118
  13. Alabama 102
  14. Connecticut 95
  15. Virginia 78

Source: Land area: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles are not ranked per square mile.

Alabama: 102 per 10,000 sq miAlaska: 0.9 per 10,000 sq miArizona: 0.1 per 10,000 sq miArkansas: 52 per 10,000 sq miCalifornia: 3.6 per 10,000 sq miConnecticut: 95 per 10,000 sq miDelaware: 334 per 10,000 sq miFlorida: 419 per 10,000 sq miGeorgia: 409 per 10,000 sq miHawaii: 40 per 10,000 sq miLouisiana: 277 per 10,000 sq miMaine: 39 per 10,000 sq miMaryland: 147 per 10,000 sq miMassachusetts: 177 per 10,000 sq miMississippi: 118 per 10,000 sq miMissouri: 0.3 per 10,000 sq miMontana: 0.1 per 10,000 sq miNew Hampshire: 42 per 10,000 sq miNew Jersey: 537 per 10,000 sq miNew York: 26 per 10,000 sq miNorth Carolina: 232 per 10,000 sq miOhio: 5.9 per 10,000 sq miOklahoma: 0.1 per 10,000 sq miOregon: 0.4 per 10,000 sq miPennsylvania: 21 per 10,000 sq miRhode Island: 280 per 10,000 sq miSouth Carolina: 178 per 10,000 sq miTennessee: 13 per 10,000 sq miTexas: 22 per 10,000 sq miVermont: 3.3 per 10,000 sq miVirginia: 78 per 10,000 sq miWashington: 2.3 per 10,000 sq mi
  • 0.1-2.3
  • 2.3-26
  • 26-95
  • 95-277
  • 277+
Hurricanes and tropical storms per 10,000 square miles by state since 1996. Each class holds about a fifth of the states; Alaska and Hawaii are drawn as insets, not to scale.

Every state

Hurricane risk by state: FEMA's model

The record above counts what happened. FEMA's National Risk Index estimates what each state can expect to lose to hurricanes and tropical storms in an average year, from history, exposure and vulnerability: Florida carries the largest expected annual loss ($4.3B), then Louisiana and Puerto Rico.

  1. Florida $4.3B
  2. Louisiana $1.5B
  3. Puerto Rico $1.5B
  4. North Carolina $1.3B
  5. Texas $1.3B
  6. South Carolina $1.2B
  7. Georgia $524M
  8. Alabama $466M
  9. Mississippi $296M
  10. New York $242M
  11. Virginia $212M
  12. Massachusetts $193M
  13. New Jersey $185M
  14. Connecticut $184M
  15. Pennsylvania $170M

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), county expected annual loss summed by state; a model, not a count. FEMA's National Risk Index map.

When is hurricane season?

Nationally, 63% of its hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996 fell in August and September. The busiest month is September.

The values, month by month

Jan 121 · Feb 70 · Mar 60 · Apr 63 · May 163 · Jun 696 · Jul 1,033 · Aug 2,666 · Sep 4,548 · Oct 1,522 · Nov 455 · Dec 112 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.

The deadliest hurricane and tropical storm records on record

The 10 storms with the most deaths since 1996, by state
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2005-08-28 Hurricane Katrina · Hurricane (Typhoon)Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish, LA · forecast zone Orleans One named storm filed by several offices: 66 records in 5 episodes, 2005-08-28 to 2005-09-24; the totals are the storm's. Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States. It will likely be recorded as one the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States to date resulting in catastrophic damage and numerous casualties in southeast Louisiana and ... 816 0 $52.5B
2005-08-28 Hurricane Katrina · Hurricane (Typhoon)Harrison County, MS · forecast zone Harrison One named storm filed by several offices: 65 records in 5 episodes, 2005-08-28 to 2005-09-24; the totals are the storm's. Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States. It will likely be recorded as one the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States to date resulting in catastrophic damage and numerous casualties in southeast Louisiana and ... 181 104 $36.6B
2022-09-28 Hurricane Ian · Hurricane (Typhoon)Lee County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Lee One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes; the totals are the storm's. Hurricane Ian formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23 and moved through the western Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic making four separate landfalls. The first landfall was in the Pinar Del Rio Province of Cuba at 0830 UTC on September 27 with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and a ... 105 0 $15.4B
2017-09-09 Hurricane Irma · Tropical StormBroward County, FL · forecast zone Metro Broward County One named storm filed by several offices: 59 records in 6 episodes, 2017-09-09 to 2017-09-10; the totals are the storm's. Major Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 hurricane around 330 PM EDT on September 10th. The storm traveled north through southwest Florida through the evening. Effects from Irma were felt across South Florida from September 9th through September 11th. Irma had reached ... 70 40 $4.6B
2018-10-10 Hurricane Michael · Hurricane (Typhoon)Bay County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Bay One storm episode: 19 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle. After a 2-day long intensification ... 52 0 $12.5B
2008-09-12 Hurricane Ike · Storm Surge/TideGalveston County, TX · forecast zone Galveston One named storm filed by several offices: 48 records in 4 episodes, 2008-09-12 to 2008-09-13; the totals are the storm's. The eye of Hurricane Ike moved ashore in Galveston County near the city of Galveston. At landfall, Ike had a central pressure of 951.6 mb, as measured at Galveston Pleasure Pier, and a maximum estimated storm surge of 17 feet over portions of Chambers County and the Bolivar Peninsula. Maximum sustained winds at ... 37 2,411 $19.5B
2024-09-27 Hurricane Helene · Tropical StormAiken County, SC · forecast zone Aiken One named storm filed by several offices: 41 records in 3 episodes; the totals are the storm's. Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25. Helene made landfall as a major hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida the night of September 26 before quickly moving inland into east central ... 31 0 $360M
2024-09-27 Hurricane Helene · Tropical StormRichmond County, GA · forecast zone Richmond One named storm filed by several offices: 30 records in 6 episodes; the totals are the storm's. Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25. Helene made landfall as a major hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida the night of September 26 before quickly moving inland into east central ... 30 87 $1.9B
2021-08-29 Tropical Storm Ida · Hurricane (Typhoon)Orleans Parish, LA · forecast zone Western Orleans Parish One storm episode: 46 records in 21 places; the totals are the episode's. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd. On August 26th, the wave developed into a tropical depression, which organized further and became Tropical Storm Ida later that day, near ... 29 0 $5.0B
2020-08-26 Hurricane Laura · Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish, LA · forecast zone Calcasieu One named storm filed by several offices: 21 records in 3 episodes, 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-27; the totals are the storm's. A tropical wave emerged off of Africa during August 16 and then developed into a depression by the 20th. The system gradually became better organized as it passed across the Greater Antilles. It entered the Gulf of Mexico and became a hurricane on the 25th. Outer bands spread inland during the afternoon of the 26th ... 24 2 $11.8B

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed, summed over each storm in each state (one episode, or a named storm filed by several offices); names from FEMA declaration titles.

The costliest hurricane and tropical storm records since 1993

The 8 most damaging storms since 1993, 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2005-08-28 Hurricane Katrina · Hurricane (Typhoon)Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish, LA · forecast zone Orleans One named storm filed by several offices: 66 records in 5 episodes, 2005-08-28 to 2005-09-24; the totals are the storm's. 816 0 $52.5B
2005-08-28 Hurricane Katrina · Hurricane (Typhoon)Harrison County, MS · forecast zone Harrison One named storm filed by several offices: 65 records in 5 episodes, 2005-08-28 to 2005-09-24; the totals are the storm's. 181 104 $36.6B
2008-09-12 Hurricane Ike · Storm Surge/TideGalveston County, TX · forecast zone Galveston One named storm filed by several offices: 48 records in 4 episodes, 2008-09-12 to 2008-09-13; the totals are the storm's. 37 2,411 $19.5B
2022-09-28 Hurricane Ian · Hurricane (Typhoon)Lee County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Lee One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes; the totals are the storm's. 105 0 $15.4B
2005-10-24 Hurricane Wilma · Hurricane (Typhoon)Miami-Dade County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Dade One named storm filed by several offices: 15 records in 4 episodes; the totals are the storm's. 5 0 $15.4B
2004-09-13 Hurricane Frances · Hurricane (Typhoon)Escambia County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Escambia One named storm filed by several offices: 40 records in 8 episodes, 2004-09-13 to 2004-09-15; the totals are the storm's. 18 16 $13.9B
2018-10-10 Hurricane Michael · Hurricane (Typhoon)Bay County, FL · forecast zone Coastal Bay One storm episode: 19 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. 52 0 $12.5B
2020-08-26 Hurricane Laura · Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish, LA · forecast zone Calcasieu One named storm filed by several offices: 21 records in 3 episodes, 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-27; the totals are the storm's. 24 2 $11.8B

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

What the record files under hurricanes and tropical storms

NOAA event types in this group
Event typeRecordsYearsKilledDamage
Tropical Storm7,1511996-2026290$27.1B
Hurricane (Typhoon)2,1491996-20241,384$193.5B
Storm Surge/Tide1,6571996-202645$70.5B
Tropical Depression5522007-20258$86M
Hurricane12026-20269$96M

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, event types as defined in NWS Instruction 10-1605.

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