Storms of 1950
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1950, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1955 the record holds tornadoes only.
1950 on the map
The 134 most significant episodes of 1950, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 223
- Deaths
- 70
- Injuries
- 659
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 134
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By month
By kind of event
Deaths, injuries and damage are counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 223 | 70 | 659 | $34 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, February 12, 1950
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 13, 1950
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 28, 1950
- Tornado in Texas, April 28, 1950
- Tornadoes in Texas, February 12, 1950
- Tornadoes in Illinois, December 2, 1950
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 25, 1950
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, February 12, 1950
- Tornado in Mississippi, June 3, 1950
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 27, 1950
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, May 2, 1950
- Tornadoes in Texas, February 11, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 8, 1950
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1950
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, April 2, 1950
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 13, 1950
The costliest
- Tornadoes in Illinois, December 2, 1950
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 5, 1950
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, February 12, 1950
- Tornado in Missouri, January 3, 1950
- Tornado in Kansas, July 2, 1950
- Tornado in Nebraska, July 15, 1950
- Tornadoes in Ohio, July 19, 1950
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 27, 1950
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 28, 1950
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 25, 1950
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 26, 1950
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, May 1, 1950
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, May 2, 1950
- Tornadoes in Texas, February 12, 1950
- Tornadoes in Texas, February 11, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 4, 1950
- Tornadoes in Illinois, January 3, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 5, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 8, 1950
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, November 4, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, November 20, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 8, 1950
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 4, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, August 6, 1950
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 18, 1950
By state
Events filed in each state in 1950.
- Alabama2
- Arkansas13
- Colorado3
- Connecticut2
- Florida6
- Georgia4
- Illinois11
- Indiana3
- Iowa4
- Kansas33
- Kentucky2
- Louisiana28
- Maryland1
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi16
- Missouri6
- Nebraska6
- New Mexico2
- North Carolina9
- North Dakota2
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma25
- Pennsylvania6
- South Carolina1
- South Dakota1
- Tennessee3
- Texas20
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin6
- Wyoming3
Coastal and lake waters
More from this year
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.