Hazards
Hazards
NCEI's event types grouped into the five hazards that get county-level pages, plus the groups shown on county pages only.
| Hazard | NCEI event types counted | Events since 1950 | Deaths recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ■ Hail | Hail | 424,356 | 29 |
| ■ Tornado | Tornado | 81,281 | 6,410 |
| ■ Flood | Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood | 183,559 | 2,961 |
| ■ Wind | Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind | 701,953 | 2,166 |
| ■ Winter | Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet | 287,339 | 2,509 |
Each hub lists the states and counties with the most recorded hail, tornadoes, floods and flash floods, damaging wind, winter storms and snow, national seasonality, and the magnitude scales NCEI records. County hazard pages exist wherever a county has ten or more events of that group.