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2022 started busy with the most March tornadoes on record. Severe weather continued through April, May, and June with 61 conecutive days with a Slight Risk or higher. However, there were no violent tornadoes in May for the 3rd year in a row, which ties the longest such streak on record. Then June, July, and August had the 2nd lowest tornado count since 1964. Overall, watches and reports were near average for the year. There were 16 Moderate Risks issued during the year which is the highest number of Moderate Risks since the 5-tier system was introduced in late 2014.
2018-2022 Tornado Fatalities
1991-2022 Tornado Fatalities
2018-2022 Tornado Fatalities
1991-2022 Tornado Fatalities
2022 Report Summary
| Total Reports: | 20,865 |
| Most active severe month: | June |
| Most active hail month: | May |
| Most active tornado month: | March |
| Additional monthly and yearly report statistics can be found here. | |
These unfiltered reports (duplicates removed) and fatalities are prelimilary data collected from NWS LSRs. Final storm data will be published by NCEI.
Fewest Summer Tornado
Watches On Record
June, July, and August only had 10 total Tornado Watches which is half the previous record low summer Tornado Watch count of 20 in 1988.
| Summer (June/July/August) Tornado Watch Totals | |
| Year | Watches |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 1988 | 20 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| Top 5 Largest Watches | |||
| Rank | Date | Size (sq km) | Watch # |
| Top 5 Watch Count Days | ||
| Rank | Count | Date |
| Highest Daily Outlook Probability (2022) | |||
| # of Outlooks | Largest Risk Area | Jump to Day | |
General Statistics
- 349 days (96%) had thunder probabilities.
- 258 days (71%) had severe weather probabilities.
- 67 days (18%) had a maximum category of Enhanced or greater.
- Most Moderate Risk days since 5 tier system introduced in Fall 2014.
61 Consecutive Days with Slight Risk or Higher from Spring to Early Summer.
There were 61 Consecutive Days with a Risk Category of Slight or Greater from April 26 to June 25.
| Highest Daily Fire Outlook Probability(2022) | |||
| # of Outlooks | Largest Risk Area | Jump to Day | |
General Statistics
- 245 days (67%) had fire weather probabilities in 2022.
- 108 days (30%) had a maximum category of Critical/Scattered or greater.
Top Report Day - June 17
There were 852 severe weather reports on June 17. These reports came from multiple clusters of storms that formed and moved from the Ohio Valley across a large portion of the southern Appalachians and into the Southeast. Learn more about this event here.
Highest-Rated Tornado - EF4 (185 mph)
The highest wind speed damage estimates from a tornado in 2022 was 185 mph in Pembroke, Georgia on April 5.
An ESRI Storymap from NWS Charleston shows additional information about the severe weather event that occurred on April 5.
Largest Hail - 6.00" - Almeria, Nebraska
The largest hail report of 2022 was a 6.00" diameter report from May 29 at 8:22PM CST near Almeria, Nebraska.
(Photo credit: Dan Gottschalk)
(Photo credit: Dan Gottschalk)
Strongest Measured Thunderstorm Wind Gust - 120 mph
The maximum measured thunderstorm wind gust was 120 mph on 2 different occasions in South Dakota the morning of June 14, 2022 as a cluster of storms moved across the state.
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