Storms of 1951
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1951, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1955 the record holds tornadoes only.
1951 on the map
The 176 most significant episodes of 1951, 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
- 269
- Deaths
- 34
- Injuries
- 524
- Damage
- $66 million
- Episodes
- 176
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 | 269 | 34 | 524 | $66 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, September 26, 1951
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 20, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 27, 1951
- Tornadoes in Florida, May 26, 1951
- Tornado in Texas, May 18, 1951
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 21, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 23, 1951
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 19, 1951
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 27, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 25, 1951
- Tornado in Kentucky, November 13, 1951
- Tornado in Illinois, December 6, 1951
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, February 20, 1951
- Tornado in Texas, May 24, 1951
- Tornado in Michigan, September 26, 1951
The costliest
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 20, 1951
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 19, 1951
- Tornadoes in Indiana, June 21, 1951
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 27, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, June 27, 1951
- Tornado in California, January 11, 1951
- Tornado in Ohio, April 28, 1951
- Tornado in Texas, May 18, 1951
- Tornado in Ohio, June 22, 1951
- Tornado in Ohio, June 27, 1951
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, September 26, 1951
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 6, 1951
- Tornadoes in Michigan, August 15, 1951
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, January 6, 1951
- Tornadoes in Connecticut, August 21, 1951
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, September 12, 1951
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 5, 1951
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 30, 1951
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, June 8, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 20, 1951
- Tornadoes in Florida, May 26, 1951
- Tornadoes in Illinois, November 13, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 25, 1951
- Tornadoes in Kansas, April 30, 1951
- Tornado in Indiana, March 29, 1951
By state
Events filed in each state in 1951.
- Alabama5
- Arkansas3
- California1
- Colorado8
- Connecticut3
- Florida9
- Georgia3
- Illinois5
- Indiana5
- Iowa5
- Kansas77
- Kentucky2
- Louisiana10
- Massachusetts2
- Michigan8
- Minnesota4
- Mississippi9
- Missouri6
- Nebraska9
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey1
- New Mexico2
- North Carolina4
- North Dakota2
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma45
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania4
- South Carolina1
- South Dakota2
- Tennessee1
- Texas15
- Virginia5
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin7
Coastal and lake waters
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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.