National comparison · NOAA Storm Events Database
States with the most thunderstorm events
Texas has recorded the most thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud events of any state, with 10,496 records across the NOAA Storm Events Database. This ranking covers all 54 states and territories with at least one matching event.
- Texas
- Most thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud events
- 10,496
- Texas events
- 198,128
- Records nationwide
Texas has the most thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud events of any state (10,496, 5% of the 198,128 records in this ranking)
PlainHazard ranks 54 states and territories using NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud event records. Texas leads the catalog, while the top three states together account for 15% of records. This historical ranking sums NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud records; it is not a complete count of every thunderstorm, a forecast, or a personal-safety rating.
- 10,496 Texas records
- 5% held by Texas
- 15% held by the top 3
How concentrated are the events
Texas accounts for 5% of the 198,128 thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud records in this ranking. The top three states - Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia - account for 15%.
- 5%
- of records in Texas
- 15%
- of records in the top 3
- 54
- states & territories covered
This historical ranking sums NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud records; it is not a complete count of every thunderstorm, a forecast, or a personal-safety rating.
What this ranking measures
This page sums NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud event records by state and ranks the highest totals first. It is a count of past recorded events, not a forecast and not a normalized per-capita, land-area, or personal-risk measure. This historical ranking sums NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud records; it is not a complete count of every thunderstorm, a forecast, or a personal-safety rating.
The bar to make this top-12 list
Distribution of thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud event counts across ranked states
6.6K Top 22% higher than 78% of 54 states
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NOAA Storm Events Database · 2026-08-25
Full thunderstorm-wind and funnel-cloud-events-by-state ranking
States with the most recorded events rank first. The last column shows fatalities recorded in the same NOAA event rows.
| # | State | Recorded Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TexasTX | 10,496 |
| 2 | PennsylvaniaPA | 10,024 |
| 3 | GeorgiaGA | 9,654 |
| 4 | VirginiaVA | 8,978 |
| 5 | New YorkNY | 8,329 |
| 6 | KansasKS | 8,038 |
| 7 | AlabamaAL | 7,848 |
| 8 | IllinoisIL | 7,319 |
| 9 | North CarolinaNC | 7,139 |
| 10 | OhioOH | 6,955 |
| 11 | KentuckyKY | 6,757 |
| 12 | TennesseeTN | 6,611 |
| 13 | MissouriMO | 6,441 |
| 14 | South CarolinaSC | 5,856 |
| 15 | OklahomaOK | 5,598 |
| 16 | MississippiMS | 5,579 |
| 17 | FloridaFL | 5,513 |
| 18 | South DakotaSD | 5,473 |
| 19 | IowaIA | 5,302 |
| 20 | IndianaIN | 4,903 |
| 21 | NebraskaNE | 4,846 |
| 22 | MinnesotaMN | 4,672 |
| 23 | MarylandMD | 3,970 |
| 24 | ArkansasAR | 3,693 |
| 25 | West VirginiaWV | 3,651 |
| 26 | WisconsinWI | 3,549 |
| 27 | LouisianaLA | 3,306 |
| 28 | MichiganMI | 3,020 |
| 29 | New JerseyNJ | 2,869 |
| 30 | North DakotaND | 2,714 |
| 31 | MontanaMT | 2,449 |
| 32 | MassachusettsMA | 2,107 |
| 33 | ColoradoCO | 1,780 |
| 34 | ArizonaAZ | 1,745 |
| 35 | UtahUT | 1,393 |
| 36 | WyomingWY | 1,177 |
| 37 | IdahoID | 1,173 |
| 38 | New MexicoNM | 1,018 |
| 39 | MaineME | 975 |
| 40 | ConnecticutCT | 930 |
| 41 | New HampshireNH | 923 |
| 42 | VermontVT | 695 |
| 43 | CaliforniaCA | 679 |
| 44 | DelawareDE | 498 |
| 45 | NevadaNV | 486 |
| 46 | Puerto RicoPR | 225 |
| 47 | WashingtonWA | 208 |
| 48 | OregonOR | 186 |
| 49 | Rhode IslandRI | 175 |
| 50 | District of ColumbiaDC | 159 |
| 51 | HawaiiHI | 19 |
| 52 | American SamoaAS | 11 |
| 53 | AlaskaAK | 9 |
| 54 | GuamGU | 5 |
What to do with this ranking
Texas accounts for 5% of the 198,128 records in this ranking; the top three states hold 15%.
- Open Texas's state profile for county-level context. Texas profile
- Explore the national hazard pages for year and geography tables behind the rankings. Hazard records
- Read how NOAA storm-event counts differ from federal disaster-declaration records before citing either. Disaster-data guide
This historical ranking sums NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud records; it is not a complete count of every thunderstorm, a forecast, or a personal-safety rating.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database NOAA Thunderstorm Wind and Funnel Cloud event records Recorded events depend on NOAA monitoring and reporting coverage, which has expanded over time; earlier decades can undercount relative to recent years.
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