Storm records

Storms of 1952

272 events in 163 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1952, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1955 the record holds tornadoes only.

1952 on the map

The 163 most significant episodes of 1952, 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

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The year

Events
272
Deaths
231
Injuries
1,916
Damage
$94 million
Episodes
163

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 eventEventsDeathsInjuriesDamage
Tornado2722311,916$94 million

The deadliest

The costliest

By state

Events filed in each state in 1952.

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.