Storms of 1952
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
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 event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 272 | 231 | 1,916 | $94 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 22, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 21, 1952
- Tornado in Missouri, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 29, 1952
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 4, 1952
- Tornado in Alabama, March 22, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 13, 1952
- Tornadoes in Alabama, February 13, 1952
- Tornado in Wisconsin, June 23, 1952
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, May 10, 1952
- Tornado in Missouri, August 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 1, 1952
- Tornadoes in Montana, July 19, 1952
- Tornado in Iowa, June 2, 1952
The costliest
- Tornado in Missouri, August 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 23, 1952
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Alabama, February 13, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 22, 1952
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 24, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 4, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 29, 1952
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, April 5, 1952
- Tornado in Missouri, March 21, 1952
- Tornado in Georgia, May 11, 1952
- Tornado in Iowa, June 23, 1952
- Tornado in Wisconsin, June 23, 1952
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 13, 1952
- Tornadoes in Kansas, May 22, 1952
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 1, 1952
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 23, 1952
- Tornadoes in Georgia, January 22, 1952
- Tornadoes in Montana, July 19, 1952
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, August 13, 1952
- Tornadoes in Georgia, January 28, 1952
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 29, 1952
- Tornadoes in Illinois, March 18, 1952
- Tornadoes in Virginia, April 5, 1952
By state
Events filed in each state in 1952.
- Alabama13
- Arizona1
- Arkansas29
- California1
- Colorado3
- Florida10
- Georgia13
- Illinois4
- Indiana2
- Iowa6
- Kansas21
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana11
- Maryland4
- Minnesota11
- Mississippi7
- Missouri11
- Montana2
- Nebraska11
- New Jersey4
- New York1
- North Carolina7
- North Dakota11
- Ohio2
- Oklahoma25
- Pennsylvania7
- South Carolina3
- South Dakota5
- Tennessee26
- Texas13
- Virginia3
- Wisconsin1
- Wyoming1
Coastal and lake waters
More from this year
Tornadoes in 1952The 1952 hurricane seasonThis day in weather history
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.