Extreme Weather Causes $424 Billion in Damages Across the U.S. in 2025

The year 2025 has been a challenging one for the United States, as the country has been battered by a series of severe weather events that have caused widespread damage and economic loss. According to a map created by AccuWeather, seven major weather events have been responsible for a combined total damage and economic loss of between $378 billion to $424 billion so far this year.

One of the most recent storms to impact the U.S. was a storm that hit parts of the East Coast, causing an estimated $3 billion in total damage and economic loss. In July, Tropical Storm Chantal also caused significant damage, with the total cost of flooding-related impacts estimated to be between $6 billion and $8 billion.

The deadliest event of the year was the floods that occurred in Texas' Hill Country in July, which claimed over 100 lives and resulted in a preliminary damage estimate of between $18 billion and $22 billion. Earlier in the year, a major outbreak of tornadoes in the central U.S., including a destructive EF3 tornado that impacted parts of St. Louis, Missouri, caused an estimated $9-11 billion in damages.

The year has also seen other significant weather events, such as a multiday severe weather outbreak and atmospheric river in April that led to heavy flash-flooding, resulting in an $80-90 billion estimate in damages and economic loss. In January, a "historic winter storm" that brought snow, freezing temperatures, and major disruptions to the Gulf Coast and southeastern U.S. caused between $14 billion and $17 billion in damages and economic loss.

The most devastating event of the year, however, was the catastrophic fires that broke out in the Los Angeles area at the start of 2025, which AccuWeather estimated to have caused between $250-275 billion in damages.