"Severe weather caused 333 deaths in the United States in 2014, according to the National Weather Service's Summary of Natural Hazard Statistics for 2014."
This number is the record breaking for 2014, the fewest weather related deaths for 22 years. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that twice as many males than females died from weather in 2014.
"Rip-currents caused the most severe weather-related fatalities (57) in 2014, followed by wind (54), tornadoes (47), cold (43), winter (41), lightning (26), heat (20), and hurricanes (zero)."
Source: NOAA
Deaths from rip-currents topped the list of weather-related fatalities.
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